Punish Women Over Abortions, Mr. Trump? They Already Are Being Punished.
http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/donald_trump_had_one_thing_right_on_abortion_20160401
Chris Matthews’ recent interview with Donald Trump on MSNBC is, in my view, the most important exchange on abortion in television history.
Matthews excelled on two points. First, he forced Trump to answer a hard question thoughtfully. Then he brought clarity to the absurdity of the so-called “pro-life” position on abortion.
The “Hardball” daily news show host is renowned for a blunt style that nails his subjects at the most vulnerable point of their position. Matthews exposed not only the weakness of Trump’s intellectual capacity, but the weakness of the anti-abortion movement’s foundational goal.
“I’ve never understood the pro-life position,” Matthews said. He asked Trump a series of the most basic questions anti-abortion advocates must answer: “Should a woman be punished for having an abortion? ... If you say that abortion is a crime or abortion is murder, you have to deal with it under the law. … Do you believe in punishment for abortion, yes or no, as a principle?”
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