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In_The_Wind

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11. Donald must get his jollies thinking of ways to punish women.

Wed Mar 30, 2016, 03:49 PM

Mar 2016

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/03/trump-wants-outlaw-abortion-and-punish-women-who-still-get-them

Donald Trump said Wednesday that he wants to ban abortions, and that women who get abortions illegally should be punished.

At a taping of an MSNBC town hall that will air later, host Chris Matthews pressed the Republican presidential front-runner Trump for his thoughts on abortion policy. Trump said he's in favor of an abortion ban, explaining, "Well, you go back to a position like they had where they would perhaps go to illegal places, but we have to ban it," according to a partial transcript from Bloomberg Politics.

Matthews asked if there would be a punishment for women who received abortions if they were made illegal. Trump responded, "There has to be some form of punishment." He elaborated that the punishment would have "to be determined" and the law will depend on the upcoming Supreme Court confirmation battle and the 2016 election.

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Donald Trump Endorses "Some Form of Punishment" for Women Who Get Abortions [View all] DesertRat Mar 2016 OP

the video ... napkinz Mar 2016 #1

Thanks DesertRat Mar 2016 #2

Donald Trump: "Nobody Respects Women More Than I Do" napkinz Mar 2016 #25

Oh Man, he looks REALLY uncomfortable there! PearliePoo2 Mar 2016 #19

now they're "not letting him get away with it" napkinz Mar 2016 #38

Give this jerk, Donald Trump, the bums rush out the exit door. In_The_Wind Mar 2016 #3

John Fugelsang's tweet DesertRat Mar 2016 #5

Donald must get his jollies thinking of ways to punish women. In_The_Wind Mar 2016 #11

He's for punishing women for abortions outside the criteria HRC would compromise on. Wilms Mar 2016 #4

When HRC is president DesertRat Mar 2016 #6

IF HRC is president, she will. Wilms Mar 2016 #10

Will they NEVER get that making it illegal doesn't STOP it? annabanana Mar 2016 #7

They don't care about women OR babies DesertRat Mar 2016 #8

Only poor women central scrutinizer Mar 2016 #31

Very true nt DesertRat Mar 2016 #43

He deserves some form of punishment 2naSalit Mar 2016 #9

I was gonna say...! A HERETIC I AM Mar 2016 #12

I am on board for that too. 2naSalit Mar 2016 #14

I would wager he's paid for a whole bunch of abortions in his past. bullwinkle428 Mar 2016 #13

I doubt he ever gives that much 2naSalit Mar 2016 #15

How totally fluid is Trump? Here he is with Russert in 1999 when he was running the first time. braddy Mar 2016 #16

I hope these old clips come back to haunt him nt DesertRat Mar 2016 #45

article title is incorrect, as usual restorefreedom Mar 2016 #17

He said abortions should be banned and women should then be punished for having them. morningfog Mar 2016 #20

Here are the quotes from the interview B2G Mar 2016 #22

Yep: morningfog Mar 2016 #23

my guess is he is playing prolife for the camera restorefreedom Mar 2016 #27

If he says it, it's reasonable to believe that's what he actually thinks gollygee Mar 2016 #29

in either case, he is not going to be able to change it. nt restorefreedom Mar 2016 #33

Don't underestimate the power of the SCOTUS. Nt gollygee Mar 2016 #34

you really think they will overturn a forty year old precedent? restorefreedom Mar 2016 #35

They are doing a very good job ripping away abortion rights without getting rid of RvW. gollygee Mar 2016 #36

then more attention must be paid to local and state elections. restorefreedom Mar 2016 #37

SCOTUS too gollygee Mar 2016 #39

yes scotus is important restorefreedom Mar 2016 #41

OFFS. Everything isn't about Bernie. nolabear Mar 2016 #21

lol. i did not say EVERYTHING was. restorefreedom Mar 2016 #26

Well, it would be intellectually consistent. jeff47 Mar 2016 #18

Imo, and this is the real danger, he's just fishing around because he knows nothing about it. nolabear Mar 2016 #24

I completely agree. nt DesertRat Mar 2016 #46

Pilloried or public flogging? nt procon Mar 2016 #28

"waterboarding and 'a hell of a lot worse'" napkinz Mar 2016 #32

Punishment for abortion DesertRat Mar 2016 #47

Shameless pandering, he doesn't believe a word coming out of his mouth. Odin2005 Mar 2016 #30

... napkinz Mar 2016 #40

Isn't that the truth!! DesertRat Mar 2016 #48

This message was self-deleted by its author CompanyFirstSergeant Mar 2016 #42

I've considered that too DesertRat Mar 2016 #49

this could be his "Romney 47%" come November ... napkinz Mar 2016 #44

If anti-choice crowd gets their way and make abortion illegal, there will be a lot of women B Calm Mar 2016 #50

With him as president, they'll already be punished! scscholar Mar 2016 #51