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James Talarico Says He Wants To See Fewer Abortions. But Why?

A viral exchange over abortion during a CNN town hall exposes the Obama-like dishonesty and condescension of James Talarico.

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What does Democratic Senate hopeful James Talarico really think about abortion? At a CNN town hall this week in Texas, he confirmed his long-held views that abortion should be legal, that it’s not murder, and that “the Bible is silent on the issue of abortion.”

That’s what he said during an exchange with a Catholic voter who challenged him on the abortion issue. The voter, a woman named Jodi Hunt who also happens to be a Catholic theologian, responded by saying, “I just want to add that the Bible is not silent on abortion. There is the 10 Commandments: ‘Thou shall not kill.’ And as Catholics, we take great insult, I guess sometimes, when it’s described that way.”

That was the viral moment. But before that exchange Talarico said something most voters had not heard before: that he wants to see fewer abortions and unwanted pregnancies.

The obvious question is, why? If, in Talarico’s view, abortion isn’t murder, and the Bible says nothing about it, then why should he care about how many abortions there are in Texas? Why would fewer abortions be better, if abortion is just “health care,” as he claims? In the past, Talarico said he thinks Roe v. Wade should be codified in federal law, meaning abortion would be legal up until the moment of birth. Such a law would surely mean more abortions nationwide. So what is he saying?

Hunt had asked him why Catholics should support Democrats, given the party’s........

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