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Former US First Lady and former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
Former US First Lady and former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. | REUTERS / LUCY NICHOLSON

During an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press" moderator Chuck Todd in 2016, then Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton was asked a question about abortion.

When Todd asked Hillary "does an unborn child have constitutional rights?" the candidate responded "the unborn person doesn't have constitutional rights."

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"Now, that doesn't mean that we don't do everything we possibly can in the vast majority of instances to, you know, help a mother who is carrying a child and wants to make sure that child will be healthy, to have appropriate medical support," added Hillary.

The pro-choice Hillary found herself the object of criticism from Diana Arellano, manager of community engagement for Planned Parenthood Illinois Action, who took issue with the comment.

"@HillaryClinton further stigmatizes #abortion. She calls a fetus an 'unborn child' & calls for later term restrictions. #MeetThePress," tweeted Arellano at the time.

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