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Video: Rick Santorum’s beautiful answer to a tough abortion question in last night’s GOP debate

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Video: Rick Santorum’s beautiful answer to a tough abortion question in last night’s GOP debate

Last night candidates for the Republican presidential nomination squared-off in Iowa. Watch former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum’s answer to a tough question on abortion in cases of rape … and listen to the positive reaction from the audience to his comments:

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Here’s a transcript I jotted down:

I have nothing to add.

[Cross-posted at CatholicVote.org]

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