Donald Trump refused to say whether he's been with women who have had abortions

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Donald Trump's frequent flip-flops on abortion led New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd to try and get to the bottom of it. She directly asked the Republican presidential frontrunner if any women he's been involved with have had the procedure.

"Such an interesting question," Trump said. "So what's your next question?"

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.