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Right-wing media’s outcry today about “infanticide” / 'abortions ‘till birth' is both inaccurate and cruel.

People don’t have later abortions recreationally -- they are rare and used when a pregnancy is nonviable or risks the person’s life.
If these pundits actually *listened* to those who have had these procedures, it would be clear that this isn’t something people are doing just for the hell of it. Suggesting otherwise is stigmatizing and wrong. mediamatters.org/research/2016/…
Right-wing media are again trying to hijack a news cycle based on faux outrage. Polling clearly shows most people wants access to abortion care to remain between a patient and their doctor. And based on the amount of bad faith reactions on display today, it’s not hard to see why.
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