Pope likens abortion to Nazi crimes in 'white gloves'
Pope Francis on Saturday called the practice of having an abortion after pre-natal tests have discovered possible birth defects a version of Nazi attempts to create a pure race by eliminating the weakest.
Francis made the comparison in a long, off-the-cuff address to a members of a confederation of Italian family associations.
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