Roe v. Wade | 3. Women vs. Connecticut
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John Nixon's Anti-Abortion Campaign Was a Nudge to Re-Election in 1972
Rlya morning ot. John nixon understood that catholic democrats cared deeply about abortion, so deeply that they might switch their party affiliation if he gave them a little nudge. He got a lot of press for writing a letter to a catholic cardinal, voicing his support for the cardinal's anti abortion campaign. But what was the letter? What did it say? Is saying he has no idea what was in the anti apportion letter. It was to the cardinal and said something effect you've been a courageous battler for the sanctity of human life and aportion laws or bad things,. And there's no evidence that this was a sincere moral conviction on nixon
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