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Marco Rubio: women with Zika should not be allowed abortions
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Aug 07, 2016 11:26pm |
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| Author | Martin Pengelly |
| News Date | Sunday, August 7, 2016 05:05:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Florida senator Marco Rubio has said women infected with the Zika virus should not be allowed to have abortions, even if their babies have microcephaly, the severe developmental disorder than can result from infection with the disease.
Rubio ran unsuccessfully for the Republican presidential nomination and only recently decided to run for re-election rather than give up public life. During the presidential campaign, he said he was opposed to abortion in all instances, including in cases of rape or incest.
In the Senate, Rubio has supported the provision of funding for work against Zika. In May, after a $1.1bn funding measure he sponsored passed the Senate, he cited an estimate from the CDC director, Tom Frieden, that the lifetime cost of caring for a child born with microcephaly could reach $10m. |
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