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Robin Abcarian: Conservatives strike at abortion again, showing utter disregard for the autonomy of women

For many years, I made a sincere effort to understand the deeply held belief among some people that abortion is tantamount to murder.

I interviewed priests, ministers, philosophy professors, antiabortion activists of all ages and young adults who believe they are survivors of an "abortion holocaust" because they were born after 1973, the year the U.S. Supreme Court legalized abortion.

Nothing they ever told me swayed my opinion about the righteousness and importance of abortion access.

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