GOP Rep: Abortion is ‘on par with slavery’

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From Talking Points Memo:

Rep. Joseph Cao (R-LA) — the only Republican in either the House or the Senate to support health care reform last year — voted against the Senate bill yesterday.

In an interview with the Times-Picayune, Cao explained that he’s “pretty much a tormented soul.” While he said he knew reform would benefit his constituents, he maintained he could not support the bill’s abortion provisions.

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