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James Lankford: “There's also an ongoing debate that's happening right now…”

Featuring: James Lankford, Republican | U.S. Senate, Oklahoma

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Lankford Speaks on the Senate Floor About the Value of Life

Published | Video Starts at 07:57

I have no issue if we're working on health care policy. I have a big issue if we're working on taking the life of an innocent child. There's also an ongoing debate that's happening right now over chemical abortions, mifepristone. if you want to use the medical term. And there's several generics that are out there as well. This is an abortion drug that is literally now mailed to you without seeing a physician. (07:57–08:03)

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Asserts that there is an ongoing debate over the use of mifepristone for chemical abortions.

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