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Va. Gov tries to ‘play victim’ after horrific ‘infanticide’ remarks, and wow, it does NOT go over well

January 31, 2019 | | Print Article

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam pushed back against the backlash over his comments on an abortion bill that many said was promoting “infanticide.”

The Democrat’s efforts at self-defense as he tried to flip the script were not well-received late Wednesday after he sparked an outcry with his comments on The Repeal Act, which aims at pulling back some of the restrictions on third-trimester abortions.

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Northam, a former pediatric neurologist, spoke about the controversial abortion bill, which was sponsored by Virginia Democrat Del. Kathy Tran, in an appearance on WTOP on Wednesday where he said that third-trimester abortions are done with “the consent of obviously the mother, with consent of the physician, multiple physicians by the way, and it’s done in cases where there may be severe deformities or there may be a fetus that’s not viable.”

“So in this particular example if a mother is in labor,” he continued, “I can tell you exactly what would happen, the infant would be delivered. The infant would be kept comfortable. The infant would be resuscitated if that’s what the mother and the family desired, and then a discussion would ensue between the physicians and the mother.”

Northam came under fire for his remarks as he was blasted for suggesting letting a newborn die. Nebraska Republican Sen. Ben Sasse called the comments “morally repugnant” and other conservatives joined in the condemnation.

In an Oval Office interview with The Daily Caller on Wednesday, President Trump admitted he was “surprised” at the governor’s words though noted he had not heard the interview personally.

“I’m surprised that he did that, I’ve met him a number of times,” Trump said.

“I thought it was terrible,” he added, speaking specifically on video of Tran supporting the bill, which he did see. “Do you remember when I said Hillary Clinton was willing to rip the baby out of the womb? That’s what it is, that’s what they’re doing, it’s terrible.”

Northam came to his own defense Wednesday evening in a defiant tweet.

“I have devoted my life to caring for children and any insinuation otherwise is shameful and disgusting,” he said.

Northam’s communications director also issued a statement, accusing Republicans of “trying to play politics with women’s health.”

“No woman seeks a third trimester abortion except in the case of tragic or difficult circumstances, such as a nonviable pregnancy or in the event of severe fetal abnormalities, and the governor’s comments were limited to the actions physicians would take in the event that a woman in those circumstances went into labor,” Ofirah Yheskel said in the statement. “Attempts to extrapolate these comments otherwise is in bad faith and underscores exactly why the governor believes physicians and women, not legislators, should make these difficult and deeply personal medical decisions.”

The Virginia bill, which was tabled in committee this week according to Fox News, followed similar legislation seeking to loosen abortion restrictions in New Mexico, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Virginia, and Washington. A new bill signed into law last week by New York’s Gov. Andrew Cuomo and celebrated by Democrats allows non-doctors to perform abortions and allows the procedure to be done up to the birth of the baby.

While Northam did find some support on social media from those who advocate the killing of babies to those who argued that his remarks were misconstrued, many more continued to blast the Democratic governor even after he fired back at those trying to condemn him.

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