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Josh Hawley: “The drug was first approved for use under President Bill…”

Featuring: Josh Hawley, Republican | U.S. Senate Missouri

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Senator Hawley's Remarks @ Kingdom Come Conference

Published | Video Starts at 29:08

And I have to tell you, they're succeeding. 70% of the abortions that are performed today in the United States of America are performed with mifeprestone. 70%. The drug was first approved for use under President Bill Clinton in the year 2000. Since that time, 7 1/2 million women have taken mifepressone for an abortion. 7 1/2 million women now it's fatal to the baby almost every time. Almost. (29:08–29:13)

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Asserts that Mifeprestone was approved under President Clinton in 2000.

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