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Capt. Obvious

(9,002 posts)
Tue Aug 12, 2014, 08:05 PM Aug 2014

Pro-Lifer Suggests Abortion To Blame For Robin Williams' Depression [View all]

The pro-life site Life News on Tuesday published a piece suggesting that an abortion in actor Robin Williams' past may have contributed to the depression he struggled with throughout his life.

The story, titled "Robin Williams: Abortion of His Unborn Child May Have Added to Struggle With Depression," surfaced part of a biography of Williams that mentions that his girlfriend had an abortion in the 1970s.

"Many are aware that Williams struggled for years with serious addiction issues. However a lesser known fact is that one of those demons was an abortion that took place in the 1970’s," Life News' Kevin Burke wrote.

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The writer analyzed Williams' battle with addiction and discussion of depression, looking for signs that it was in some way linked to the abortion.

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Burke then reimagined the quote to be about abortion and wrote that "Williams may have been making a thinly veiled reference to what society tells us does not exist…his post abortion trauma and complicated grief."

TPM


These fucking scumbags. Is there nothing they won't try to incorporate into efforts to turn women into breeding animals in the name of voodoo.
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Talk about makin shit up!!!!! easychoice Aug 2014 #1
lol. yeah Liberal_in_LA Aug 2014 #12
And shame on them that they should USE HIS DEATH yuiyoshida Aug 2014 #15
There is no limit to the depths they will stoop. nt Snotcicles Aug 2014 #39
Yeah I pretty much popped a cork when I saw that... easychoice Aug 2014 #41
The article has been removed now davidpdx Aug 2014 #2
Interesting indeed Capt. Obvious Aug 2014 #3
No it hasn't been removed... DonViejo Aug 2014 #4
The original shit article from "LifeNews" has been removed. The one TPM is discussing. PeaceNikki Aug 2014 #8
Ah, okay. Sorry, I misunderstood which article was being referred to. eom DonViejo Aug 2014 #10
Finally a voice of reason Orrex Aug 2014 #5
What a load of nonsense! Ron Obvious Aug 2014 #6
WAT! sarge43 Aug 2014 #11
Self-righteous scumbags indeed. mnhtnbb Aug 2014 #7
40 years later it hits him, huh? joeybee12 Aug 2014 #9
in a fleet of rubber trucks. hifiguy Aug 2014 #18
And it was so devstating, even though he didn't have the abortion himself... joeybee12 Aug 2014 #19
It couldn't possibly be because he was bipolar, right? catrose Aug 2014 #13
I never had much experience with bi-polar until my last girlfriend. 7962 Aug 2014 #22
Bipolar is an evil thing catrose Aug 2014 #24
I thought it was because the government was going to take his guns away! peace13 Aug 2014 #14
These people are so fucked up BobbyBoring Aug 2014 #16
This borders on science fiction. hifiguy Aug 2014 #17
The stupid thing is it could be true. Fearless Aug 2014 #20
And even if it were true... ladyVet Aug 2014 #25
I'd say "Gross," but this is SOP for the GOP blkmusclmachine Aug 2014 #21
First of all, I'm sick to death of clinical depression and addiction being referred to as "demons". blue neen Aug 2014 #23
New rule gratuitous Aug 2014 #26
seems like a reasonable rule. but then, reason is not exactly in evidence with those hate-mongering niyad Aug 2014 #29
Wow they really "can" sink to new lows. nt cstanleytech Aug 2014 #27
Not sure if it's been posted elsewhere, but Limbaugh had a say on William's death as well. Lyra Heartstrings Aug 2014 #28
it has been posted, and discussed here. but there may be some who missed hearing that niyad Aug 2014 #30
Seconded! love_katz Aug 2014 #33
FUCK YOU PRO LIFER!!! supercats Aug 2014 #31
I think what Lewis Black said to Limbaugh applies to this asshole, as well. GoCubsGo Aug 2014 #32
No Amount of littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #34
Why are consrvatives Bartlet Aug 2014 #35
Sigh shenmue Aug 2014 #36
Christ on a cracker. catbyte Aug 2014 #37
They don't even know what his attitude was towards it treestar Aug 2014 #38
A pro-lifer ghoul. Niiiiiiiiice. marble falls Aug 2014 #40
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