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‘Abortion Bonds’ Giving Planned Parenthood Access To Government Loans To Help Build Abortion Clinics

Matthew McDonald

Federal tax dollars can't be spent on abortions (except in the cases of rape, incest, and life of the mother) because of the Hyde Amendment, but Planned Parenthood has used a loophole in federal law to get access to tax-free government bonds to help build facilities.

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Remembering the Day Town Lost Four Opioid Overdose Victims in 36 Hours

Matthew McDonald

The town of Clinton, Massachusetts has only about 13,000 people, but in one 36-hour period in October 2016 four people there died of opioid overdoses. The mother of one of the victims recalls her daughter and that day; a police officer in central Massachusetts predicts the problem will get worse once marijuana is widely available because, he says, it is a gateway drug.

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