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Showing Original Post only (View all)National Review Writer: Women Who Have Abortions Should Be Hanged [View all]
By DANIEL STRAUSS Published SEPTEMBER 29, 2014, 2:58 PM EDT
Kevin Williamson, a correspondent for National Review, suggested Monday that women who have abortions should be hanged.
Williamson's tweet came in a back-and-forth on twitter that started with Williamson's piece criticizing a blog post by actress and director Lena Dunham on why women should vote.
The key part of the exchange was captured by Charles Johnson of the blog Little Green Footballs. Here is the exchange:
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TMI: this is why I've never shared it with ANYONE. And probably never will.
Ampersand Unicode
Oct 2014
#40
Honestly, I don't know why anyone would even want to bring kids into this world anymore.
Ampersand Unicode
Oct 2014
#41
While campaigning for Democrats my husband met a young man and his pregnant wife
JDPriestly
Sep 2014
#30