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‘Abortion’ missing from Obama statement on Roe v. Wade anniversary

By Charles Hoskinson
Published January 22, 2014 5:00am ET
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‘Abortion’ missing from Obama statement on Roe v. Wade anniversary
President Obama issued a statement Wednesday marking the 41st anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade that found a constitutional right to abortion. Except he never mentions the word "abortion." (AP Photo) | Charles Dharapak

President Obama issued a statement Wednesday marking the 41st anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade that found a constitutional right to abortion.

Except he never mentions the word “abortion.” In his account, Roe was about anything but that.

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