[release]WASHINGTON - Virginia Delegate Robert G. Marshall apologized this week to people with disabilities for remarks suggesting that women who have abortions later risk having children with birth defects as a punishment from God.
The Republican state lawmaker from Prince William made the comment last week at a news conference calling for an end to state funding to Planned Parenthood. Calling the nonprofit group “Planned Barrenhood,’’ Marshall joined the Virginia Christian Alliance, several African-American ministers, and others who blamed the group, which provides abortion and a range of other reproductive services, for a host of social ills.
“The number of children who are born subsequent to a first abortion who have handicaps has increased dramatically. Why? Because when you abort the firstborn of any, nature takes its vengeance on the subsequent children,’’ Marshall said. “In the Old Testament, the firstborn of every being, animal and man, was dedicated to the Lord. There’s a special punishment Christians would suggest - and with the knowledge that they have in faith, it’s been verified by a study from Virginia Commonwealth University - first abortions, of a first pregnancy, are much more damaging than later abortions.’’
The VCU study he cited was published in 2008 in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health and suggested that there is a higher risk of premature birth and low birth weight in children borne by women who have had an abortion.
Few seized on the remarks at the time Marshall made them. But outrage built on social networking sites and political blogs after some Virginia newspapers picked up the story from Capital News Service, a program at VCU’s school of mass communications.
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Source: [url]http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2010/02/24/va_delegate_apologizes_for_abortion_remark/[/url]
That's a stupid thing to say, really.
I forgive him.
[quote]women who have abortions later risk having children with birth defects as a punishment from God.[/quote]
Ive never read a more true statement.
[QUOTE=Hunterbrute;20398972]Ive never read a more true statement.[/QUOTE]
We should make this man Senator.
My overall opinion of Virginia has dropped a bit lately.
[QUOTE=Agree Man;20398947]I forgive him.[/QUOTE]
Wow original name idea
[QUOTE=Agree Man;20398947]I forgive him.[/QUOTE]
Hey you're supposed to be the Agree Man. something tells me not everyone will agree with this statement!
Oh how I love you Virginia
If Thomas Jefferson was alive today he'd be suggesting we shoot some politicians
Except his initial reaction was to stand by the remarks. Clearly someone else has pressured him into apologizing for them, he's still a bigoted, fundamentalist piece of shit.
[QUOTE=JohnnyMo1;20399214]Oh how I love you Virginia
If Thomas Jefferson was alive today he'd be suggesting we shoot some politicians[/QUOTE]
If the avatar fits, wear it lolz
This guy is so stupid it makes me want to puke. He would've never made it into office in my state (washington <3) Although our governor is fucking stupid too
[QUOTE=Perfumly;20399064]Hey you're supposed to be the Agree Man. something tells me not everyone will agree with this statement![/QUOTE]
He's the opposite of Agree Man.
[QUOTE=JohnnyMo1;20399214]Oh how I love you Virginia
If Thomas Jefferson was alive today he'd be suggesting we shoot some politicians[/QUOTE]
It's a good thing I live in North Virgina, it's a much better state.
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