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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Ben Jealous

Congress must protect the freedom to marry

The Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

We all know that what people do tells you more about them than what they say. That’s true for politicians, too.

We see politicians who call themselves “pro-life” and “pro-woman” when they’re pushing to make abortion a crime, but shrug their shoulders when those laws result in greater risk of women dying during pregnancy-related medical crises. Or who claim to be “pro-child” but try to force a 10-year-old rape victim to accept the physical and emotional trauma of bearing her rapist’s child.

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