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Ronald Reagan, The Silent Scream and the Slow Rise of Fetal Pain

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A generation after Ronald Reagan planted the idea, states embrace a scientifically dubious concept as a way to limit abortion, reports Allison Yarrow.

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Allison Yarrow
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Allison Yarrow

Allison Yarrow

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