Bernie Sanders reverses course on pro-life Democrats

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How the debate over the ERA became a fight over abortion
POLITICO

Transgender movement finds unlikely hub in South Dakota
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Polygamists may not face jail time under new Utah bill
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Law group demands 55 Pennsylvania school districts to change religion policies
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Explaining pro-choice politician communion ban, Rhode Island priest says abortion worse than pedophilia
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Keeping kosher, with a side of jokes
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British man guilty of plotting Islamist attack on London sights
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EU lawmakers slam abortion ‘misinformation’ network
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Analysis & Commentary

Bernie Sanders reverses course on pro-life Democrats
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The Methodist split: Who proposed it and who should bear the burden
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How Dekila Chungyalpa draws on faith to protect the planet
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