From NBC Washington and Gainesville [Va.] Times,  with audio from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU):

Virginia state delegate Bob Marshall told a gathering in Richmond last week that children with disabilities are a punishment from God to women who have aborted their first pregnancy. The remarks prompted a wave of criticism, and Marshall later said they had been taken out of context.

“The number of children who are born subsequent to a first abortion with handicaps has increased dramatically. Why? Because when you abort the first born of any, nature takes its vengeance on the subsequent children,” said Marshall, a Republican.

“In the Old Testament, the first born of every being, animal and man, was dedicated to the Lord. There’s a special punishment Christians would suggest.”

Marshall was addressing a press conference at the state capitol called by opponents of Planned Parenthood. They urged Virginia lawmakers to stop allocating funds to the organization because it provides abortions.

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