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The Los Angeles Times reported that Fred Thompson, in 1991, did some lobbying work for a pro-abortion group.(The Week)(Brief article)

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The Los Angeles Times reported that Fred Thompson, in 1991, did some lobbying work for a pro-abortion group. According to the story, he was trying to persuade the first Bush administration to allow federal funds to go to family-planning clinics that made abortion referrals. But Thompson, who is preparing to run for president, denies the story. John Sununu, chief of staff in that administration, denies the story's contention that Thompson lobbied him on the matter. Whatever the truth here, it is clear that Thompson used to believe that abortion should generally be legal. (In a 1994 debate, he said that it should not be criminalized.) His campaign, ...

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