Delegate Bob Marshall gives his statement in its entirety at a press conference held by Virginia Christian Alliance on February 18, 2010 to provide reasons to de-fund Planned Parenthood citing statistics provided by studies completed by various medical journals and surveys completed by VCU. This video indicates that Delegate Bob Marshall did not make the following statement:
"Legislator Says Disabled Kids May Be God's Punishment
By Kelsey Radcliffe Sunday, February 21, 2010
RICHMOND State Delegate Bob Marshall of Manassas says disabled children are Gods punishment to women who have aborted their first pregnancy.
He made that statement Thursday at a press conference to oppose state funding for Planned Parenthood."
This is simply inaccurate and is a misconstruing of Delegate Marshall's words. He has apologized for the poor choice of words and never intended to communicate such an abhorrent idea.
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