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Originally Posted by Titan2

Where on earth did this post term abortion idea come from? I am sure he heard something at some point. Maybe a sick baby that died?

It's all from when Governor Northam was VA governor. He is a pediatric neurologist and was uniquely qualified to weigh in on a debate about loosening VA abortion rules. He had a good answer, but Republicans have pounced on it as supporting infantcide.

Northam brought up a hypothetical situation of providing palliative care in cases where a fetus has severe deformities or is non-viable.

“When we talk about third-trimester abortions, these are done with the consent of, obviously, the mother, with the consent of the physicians — more than one physician, by the way — and it’s done in cases where there may be severe deformities, there may be a fetus that’s nonviable,” Northam said then.

“So, in this particular example, if a mother’s in labor, I can tell you exactly what would happen,” Northam continued. “The infant would be delivered. The infant would be kept comfortable. 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.”

Northam and Del. Tran’s comments were met with backlash from Republicans, who claimed Northam suggested support for infanticide.