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Sunny Hostin Challenges Pro-Life Hypocrisy on Death Penalty

10/3/2025

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Sunny Hostin criticized pro-life hypocrisy for supporting the death penalty and gun ownership, framing it as policy tension.
Pope Leo XIV said a pro-life stance must oppose abortion, the death penalty, and inhumane immigrant treatment.
Hostin, a lifelong Catholic, reaffirmed anti-abortion, anti-death-penalty, and anti-gun-violence views amid backlash. She previously debated IVF, asserting that many Americans view human embryos as babies.

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Sunny Hostin criticized pro-life hypocrisy for supporting the death penalty and gun ownership, framing it as policy tension.
Pope Leo XIV said a pro-life stance must oppose abortion, the death penalty, and inhumane immigrant treatment.
Hostin, a lifelong Catholic, reaffirmed anti-abortion, anti-death-penalty, and anti-gun-violence views amid backlash. She previously debated IVF, asserting that many Americans view human embryos as babies.