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still_one

(92,396 posts) Tue Aug 1, 2017, 10:32 AM Aug 2017

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Is supporting an anti-abortion candidate a question of pragmatism, or human rights?

http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/23/politics/bernie-sanders-heath-mello/index.html

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Is supporting an anti-abortion candidate a question of pragmatism, or human rights? (Original Post) still_one Aug 2017 OP

Mello was an especially troubling candidate lapucelle Aug 2017 #1

I agree lapucelle still_one Aug 2017 #2

lapucelle

(18,320 posts)

1. Mello was an especially troubling candidate

Reply to still_one (Original post)

Tue Aug 1, 2017, 10:46 AM

Aug 2017

because he misrepresented his record on this issue to the voters.

https://rewire.news/article/2017/04/21/planned-parenthood-nebraska-never-gave-heath-mello-100-percent-rating/

https://ballotpedia.org/Verbatim_fact_check:_Heath_Mello%27s_voting_record_on_abortion

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/omaha-mayoral-candidate-under-fire-says-he-would-never-do-anything-to-restrict-access-to-reproductive-health-care_us_58f8e868e4b018a9ce590a84

still_one

(92,396 posts)

2. I agree lapucelle

Reply to lapucelle (Reply #1)

Tue Aug 1, 2017, 10:47 AM

Aug 2017

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