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mopinko

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Mon Sep 18, 2023, 08:43 AM Sep 2023

about those- babies "aborted" at birth. [View all]

here’s nbc’s belated fact check. i’ve said this multiple times, cuz it’s something i know about. but they rarely give any deets, so one knows that.
but they spell it out in this fact check-

Asked about abortion, Trump claimed that Democrats support infanticide.

“The radical people on this are really the Democrats that say after five months, six months, seven months, eight months, nine months, and even after birth, you are allowed to terminate the baby,” he said. “You have a Virginia governor, previous governor, who said after the baby is born, you will make a determination, and if you want, you will kill that baby.”

While some Democrats support broad access to abortion regardless of gestation age, infanticide is illegal, and no Democrats advocate for it. Just 1% of abortions are performed after 21 weeks of gestation, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Trump first made the claim in 2019, after Virginia’s governor at the time, Ralph Northam, made controversial remarks in discussing an abortion bill. NBC News debunked the claim then, reporting that Northam’s remarks were about resuscitating infants with severe deformities or nonviable pregnancies.

Asked on a radio program what happens when a woman who is going into labor desires a third-trimester abortion, Northam noted that such procedures occur only in cases of severe deformities or nonviable pregnancies. He said that in those scenarios, “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.”



this is called neonatal hospice. see, that’s what they mean. families w wanted but doomed babies,
who hold them as they die, r being turned into political footballs. for these monsters.
they arent making shit up out of whole cloth. they’re twisting 1 of the saddest things ever into fodder for politics.
i know this cuz i know ppl who went through it. trust me, they didnt go out for drinks after.

https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meet-the-press/fact-checking-trump-meet-press-interview-rcna105297

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I don't think it's about neonatal hospice at all. Trump and others pushing this probably aren't even brewens Sep 2023 #1
well, i'm old enough to remember when st ronnie started this bullshit. mopinko Sep 2023 #3
Facts? Who cares about facts? Freddie Sep 2023 #2
i think it's important for US to know the truth. mopinko Sep 2023 #6
I too, know people who have gone through this Bettie Sep 2023 #4
and then afterward mopinko Sep 2023 #15
Yes. To all of this Bettie Sep 2023 #18
They ARE monsters Alice Kramden Sep 2023 #5
they've been shopping this lie since st ronnie. mopinko Sep 2023 #17
GOP can only solve imaginary problems Johonny Sep 2023 #7
Wow, that says it all succinctly. Attilatheblond Sep 2023 #11
Good point! housecat Sep 2023 #12
In 1944 my Mom's 1st pregnancy was twin boys Marthe48 Sep 2023 #8
ya never rly get over it. mopinko Sep 2023 #16
Republicans are in favor of killing living babies and have done so. keithbvadu2 Sep 2023 #9
I am tired of Republicans demonizing women. Lonestarblue Sep 2023 #10
+1 n/t area51 Sep 2023 #14
K&R Sedona Sep 2023 #13
This weekend, Donald Trump told a lie about "after-birth abortions". LetMyPeopleVote Sep 2023 #19
we all know it's a lie. but i think it's important to know the truth of what they r talking about. mopinko Sep 2023 #20
Hospice was a blessing when my mother was dying. wnylib Sep 2023 #21
it's so misunderstood. mopinko Sep 2023 #22
I will never forget the quality of life that wnylib Sep 2023 #23
it was an amazing experience. mopinko Sep 2023 #24
It might help some people to understand if the situation was likened to a DNR order. BobTheSubgenius Sep 2023 #25
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