GOP senator slams Washington Post’s ‘bizarre’ abortion headline

Published June 28, 2016 12:10am ET



Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., took exception on Monday to a Washington Post Wonkblog headline that seemed to say women face no physical dangers when getting an abortion, despite the crimes of convicted abortionist Kermit Gosnell.

The Post’s headline said Monday’s Supreme Court ruling dispelled the “myth” that women can face harm from abortion doctors, which riled up Sasse. “Please fix this bizarre headline. (Or are you suggesting that Gosnell’s mass murdering was a myth?)” the senator said on Twitter.

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