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Fri Jun 7, 2019, 08:25 PM Jun 2019

Whoopi Goldberg Shuts Down Meghan McCain During Abortion Debate

As is often the case when the topic veers towards a hot-button cultural or political topic, things got heated Friday on The View when conservative co-host Meghan McCain tangled with her co-hosts, causing Whoopi Goldberg to step in and shut her down. At one point, Ana Navarro mentioned the Hyde Amendment, which blocks federal funding for abortions, claiming that Democrats wanting to get rid of the amendment is a far-left position.

With the panel debating over other Democratic positions that could be deemed “far-left,” McCain jumped in and told liberal co-host (and regular sparring partner) Joy Behar that she was “far to the left,” ...
"What is the policy you object to?” Behar asked, prompting McCain to claim it would “take the entire show” to detail her objections.

Eventually, McCain named health care and “late-term abortion” as specific Democratic positions she’s against.
“I want to say something,” Goldberg interjected. “There is no such thing as late-term abortion. There is no such thing!”
As the audience cheered, McCain asserted “there is” late-term abortion, causing Goldberg to state that “you cannot do abortions after a certain amount of time unless there is some sort of danger.” Goldberg added “It’s not happening.”

Only 1.3% of abortions are performed after 21 weeks of gestation, with the vast majority occurring at or before 13 weeks. As for the belief that a woman can get an abortion moments before giving birth, abortion providers say “that’s not how medical care works” and is “sensationalized fake news.”

https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-view-host-whoopi-goldberg-shuts-down-meghan-mccain-during-abortion-debate?ref=home

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Whoopi Goldberg Shuts Down Meghan McCain During Abortion Debate (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Jun 2019 OP
Meghan is fucking stupid. BigDemVoter Jun 2019 #1
This. NRaleighLiberal Jun 2019 #2
McCain named health care as a positions she's against. F'ing idiot. CurtEastPoint Jun 2019 #3
Why does anyone listen to anything she says? BigmanPigman Jun 2019 #4

BigDemVoter

(4,149 posts)
1. Meghan is fucking stupid.
Fri Jun 7, 2019, 08:34 PM
Jun 2019

Her dad was a gigantic asshole, and her only claim to fame is that she's the asshole's stupid daughter.

BigmanPigman

(51,584 posts)
4. Why does anyone listen to anything she says?
Sat Jun 8, 2019, 01:44 AM
Jun 2019

What a waste of time! I can live without listening to another fucking moron whose opinion is meaningless.

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