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Related: About this forumRep. Tim Murphy, popular with pro-life movement, urged abortion in affair, texts suggest
A text message sent in January to U.S. Rep. Tim Murphy by a woman with whom he had an extra-marital relationship took him to task for an anti-abortion statement posted on Facebook from his office's public account.
"And you have zero issue posting your pro-life stance all over the place when you had no issue asking me to abort our unborn child just last week when we thought that was one of the options," Shannon Edwards, a forensic psychologist in Pittsburgh with whom the congressman admitted last month to having a relationship, wrote to Mr. Murphy on Jan. 25, in the midst of an unfounded pregnancy scare.
A text from Mr. Murphys cell phone number that same day in response says, "I get what you say about my March for life messages. I've never written them. Staff does them. I read them and winced. I told staff don't write any more. I will."
The congressman has been lauded by the Family Research Council, for his stance on abortion, as well as for family values, generally. He also has been endorsed by LifePAC, which opposes abortion rights, and is a member of the House Pro-Life Caucus, an affiliation that is often cited by his office.
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-nation/2017/10/03/rep-tim-Murphy-pro-life-sought-abortion-affair-shannon-edwards-susan-mosychuk-pennsylvania-chief-of-staff-congress-emails-texts/stories/201710030018
WhiteTara
(29,711 posts)FakeNoose
(32,639 posts)... he's just Anti-Choice. At least for women, he's anti-choice.
Unless it's a woman who's carrying his baby, then he's ...???
DeminPennswoods
(15,286 posts)significantly. Dems have a couple pretty good candidates running against him this cycle. I would not be at all surprised if Murphy resigns/retires before then.
femmocrat
(28,394 posts)I was thinking that this will blow over by 2018 and he'll cruise back to congress. I sure hope you are right!
Are there any candidates besides Crossey? I fear that Crossey doesn't have a chance in those republican suburbs or the rural precincts. I wish we had one of those "fresh faces win races" young veterans instead. JMO
On edit: I just heard Stephanie Ruhle talking about hypocrite Murphy! :woo: !!
DeminPennswoods
(15,286 posts)LOL! Not surprised at all.
I think this seat is winnable now that's it will be open.
femmocrat
(28,394 posts)I hope we have a really good candidate. It would be a crying shame to waste this opportunity to regain that seat. I don't know the South Hills, but surely there has to be someone dynamic.
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DeminPennswoods
(15,286 posts)which is next Sat.