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Chelsea Clinton is trying to back away from her comment that abortions led to a $3.5 trillion boost to the economy. Tapping into the popular “abortion is economic justice” claims of the abortion industry, Clinton argued at a pro-abortion rally that America made huge economic gains because of Roe v. Wade and the 60 million unborn babies’ abortion deaths that resulted from it. But her remarks quickly were refuted by prominent conservatives, including the Rev. Franklin Graham and Dinesh D’souza, as well as LifeNews and other pro-life media outlets. Instead of buckling down on the abortion industry’s talking points, Clinton...

Chelsea Clinton has always been a bit of a doofus on the political front, and it's pretty obvious she knows she's stepped in it in her "more abortions, better economy" claim, delivered before a conference of radical leftists.  Here is the Twitter exchange with Dinesh D'Souza: Hi Dinesh- not what I said. Foremost, protecting reproductive health rights protects women’s human rights & health. From 1973-1985, American women’s deaths from abortion declined 5-fold. Reproductive rights are also about women’s economic rights and agency. Not the same as below. https://t.co/VJsBflDyMb— Chelsea Clinton (@ChelseaClinton) August 18, 2018 Get a load of that denial....