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How Fetal Pain is Fueling the Anti-Abortion Crusade

Anti-abortion activists are using the unproven scientific notion, popularized by Ronald Reagan, that fetuses can feel pain. In today's daily roundtable, Newsweek and The Daily Beast's John Avlon talks with Allison Yarrow about her piece on the rise of fetal pain. Also, Robert Zimmerman on Mitt Romney reaching the "magic number" of delegates to clinch the GOP nomination.

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Anti-abortion activists are using the unproven scientific notion, popularized by Ronald Reagan, that fetuses can feel pain. In today's daily roundtable, Newsweek and The Daily Beast's John Avlon talks with Allison Yarrow about her piece on the rise of fetal pain. Also, Robert Zimmerman on Mitt Romney reaching the "magic number" of delegates to clinch the GOP nomination.

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