Are you raising your eyebrows like I am? Republican Virginia State Delegate Bob Marshall – who previously opposed a gay judge nominee by stating “Sodomy is not a civil right” – said at a press conference in 2010 that god is taking “vengeance” on parents who have had abortions by making their other children disabled:
“The number of children who are born subsequent to a first abortion with handicaps has increased dramatically. Why? Because when you abort the first born of any, nature takes its vengeance on the subsequent children.”
UPDATE: Friday, Sept. 14th., 2012.
[Beginning of update] It has come to my attention by a staff member of delegate Bob Marshall’s that this statement was made in 2010. And you know what? That’s true – but I didn’t realize it, so now I am correcting this error. You may read the staffers comment below in the comment section – and my very lengthy response if you like. Yeah, I rather carried on and on and on. However, other than the error in the timeline, I still firmly believe that Marshall feels that abortions eventually bring punishment. Just watch and listen carefully to the video here. Your interpretation may be different than mine, but I am hearing that there is some type of punishment by an omnipotent force to women who have had an abortion. Religion and religious beliefs must stay out of our government and our laws otherwise our country will destroy itself. Bills and laws should pass because they are the right thing to do and will, overall, benefit the majority of people in our country. A bill or law should never pass due to religious beliefs. That is completely violating our right to freedom of religion. My beliefs are definitely much different than Mr Marshall’s here. And, please, do not quote the bible when doing governmental business… especially something that will end up harming women rather than helping them – the de-funding of Planned Parenthood. That is true hypocrisy. [End up update]
Bob Marshall: abortion causes future children to be handicapped
Sounds like Marshall should team up with Todd Akin (the fool that said women don’t get pregnant from rape because they body shuts down) and start up their own women’s clinic since they both know SO much about women’s reproductive systems.
In addition to the tasteless quote already listed, Marshall also said that, “in the Old Testament, the first born of every being, animal and man, was dedicated to the Lord. There’s a special punishment Christians would suggest,” as well as saying that Obama’s health care reform “seeks to take your soul.”
Okay, these two, Marshall and Akin, have flown over the cuckoo’s nest now. When will this insanity and sheer lack of common sense come to an end? I may joke about Marshall and Akin pairing up, but in reality, neither of these two are even the slightest bit humorous. It is this type of thinking that will destroy our society and country.
Later, Marshall apologized saying:
“No one who knows me or my record would imagine that I believe or intended to communicate such an offensive notion,” he wrote. “I have devoted a generation of work to defending disabled and unwanted children, and have always maintained that they are special blessings to their parents. Nevertheless, I regret any misimpression my poorly chosen words may have created as to my deep commitment to fighting for these vulnerable children and their families.”
This completely and entirely contradicts what he said at the press conference for the organization he calls “malevolent.” Let’s take a look at that again:
“The number of children who are born subsequent to a first abortion with handicaps has increased dramatically. Why? Because when you abort the first born of any, nature takes its vengeance on the subsequent children.”
Let’s dissect… “handicaps increasing dramatically” (that’s very straight forward) among the number of children born from a mother who aborted her first child. Must be the “subsequent” child, so that means the child following an aborted fetus from the same woman. Although Mr Marshall states “nature” takes vengeance, when he follows that statement by quoting the bible, I believe what he means by “nature” is god. Especially to radical right wing christians like Marshall, nature IS god. Everything is god.
Who votes these idiots in anyway? Sorry, Marshall, but you are one of the malevolent ones. Your ignorance, hatred and lies spread fast and deep through the weak-minded and will potentially bring about violence towards our fellow man.
References and related articles:
Addicting Info: Republican Delegate Says Children With Disabilities Are Punishment For Past Abortions
CBS News via KAJ18, Montana: Va. Lawmaker: Disabled kids are God’s punishment for abortion
Unicorn Booty (yeah, cute name): VA Republican Delegate: Aborting a Pregnancy Makes Future Children Handicapped
KultureKritic: GOP Delegate Says that Children with Disabilities are God’s Punishment for Past Abortions
Huffington Post: Bob Marshall, Virginia GOP Delegate Who Opposed Gay Judge Nominee: ‘Sodomy Is Not A Civil Right’
Politico: Robert Marshall: ‘Sodomy not a civil right’
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