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Abbey Marie
02-04-2008, 03:20 PM
Hillary's support of death by abortion is solid and indisputable, based on her voting record. But this little tidbit from a year ago was news to me.

Bill Clinton Presidential Papers Suggest Hillary Made Abortion Decisions
By JT Thompson | The Hillary Project
Posted 1 year, 2 months ago

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- New papers obtained from the Clinton Presidential Library show that former First Lady Hillary Clinton apparently was a key decision-maker during Bill Clinton's presidency on the issue of abortion.
The papers, released by a judicial watchdog group, come as Clinton is attempting to moderate her image on the issue in advance of a possible 2008 presidential campaign.

Judicial Watch, a public interest group, announced the release of a special report based on the papers.

The group said its research into papers at the archive details the Clintons' "strong support – both politically and ideologically – for attacking the pro-life movement and aggressively expanding the ‘culture of death,’ especially with public funding.”

Judicial Watch’s special report focuses on three particular documents that provide evidence that Hillary Clinton was a key player in crafting the Clinton administration's abortion policies. They also show that decisions on abortion policy were made for political gain.

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It ends with President Bill Clinton’s handwritten question, “What does Hillary think?” next to the “decision” section of the memo.

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