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George W Bush became opposed to abortion when mother showed him dead foetus in jar

George W Bush's opposition to abortion was cemented after his mother Barbara showed him a dead foetus in a jar after she had suffered a miscarriage, the former president has disclosed in an interview.

Mr Bush said that his mother, the one-time US First Lady, showed her the jar when he was a teenager.

Mr Bush is beginning a media blitz in an attempt to rehabilitate his image – his approval rating when leaving office was 25 per cent. As well as the Lauer interview, he is also due to speak to Oprah Winfrey and Jay Leno....
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