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NY Times
June 24, 2009
Tapes Reveal Nixon’s View of Abortion

"Nixon worried that greater access to abortions would foster “permissiveness,” and said that “it breaks the family.” But he also saw a need for abortion in some cases, such as interracial pregnancies.

“There are times when an abortion is necessary. I know that. When you have a black and a white,” he told an aide, before adding: “Or a rape.”"

More here: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/24/us/politics/24nixon.html?hp

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