Virginia governor dismisses delegate’s late-term abortion comments: ‘Really blown out of proportion’

Published January 30, 2019 9:20pm ET



Virginia Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam said Wednesday that Virginia Democratic Del. Kathy Tran’s controversial comments about a proposed bill to roll back restrictions on third-trimester abortions were “really blown out of proportion.”

In an interview with WTOP’s “Ask The Governor” on Wednesday, Northam defended Tran’s bill, which Tran acknowledged on Monday would let a woman who was dilated and about to give birth receive a third-trimester abortion.

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