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Senate OKs bill to allow construction of anti-abortion monument on state Capitol grounds

The original sculpture was installed in the Church of San Marcello al Corso in Rome last year and is often interpreted as a depiction of Mary and Jesus.

By Lucy Tompkins, The Texas Tribune and The New York Times
A rendering of the National Life Monument, which will be installed facing the  Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington D.C. Replicas are planned for all 50 states.


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