Posted on 12/16/2019 7:45:38 PM PST by Morgana
NBC News is under fire after the news agency described a crime where a man forced a woman at gun point to take an abortion pill as "a miscarriage."
The article was written by reporter Doha Madani and details the criminal charges against Jagmeet Sandhu of Bakersfield, California, who is said to have held his girlfriend at gunpoint until she took abortion pills to terminate a pregnancy. In the story's lede, Madani described the outcome of the forced abortion as a "miscarriage."
A 23-year-old California man is facing a murder charge for allegedly forcing his pregnant girlfriend to ingest pills that would induce a miscarriage.
It is unclear, however, if Sandhu will be formally accused of committing murder, as two local Bakersfield television stations said on Friday that the man was facing four charges and the crime of first-degree murder was not among them. "It's just insane that they're calling it a 'miscarriage'"
NBC's peculiar choice of words was heavily criticized by conservative leaders.
Reached by telephone on Saturday, writer Kassy Dillon blasted NBC News' wording of the crime and argued that the use of euphemisms to describe abortions is part of a broader trend among pro-choice activists. "It's just insane that they're calling it a miscarriage," said the founder of Lone Conservative. "He forced her to take pills at gunpoint. He forced her to have an abortion at gunpoint."
Meanwhile, the president of Students for Life America, Kristan Hawkins, called out the news network for its coverage of abortion-related issues. "This isn't 'inducing a miscarriage.' This is forcing a woman to have an abortion," she wrote on Twitter. "The lengths the media will go to ensure abortion never receives negative coverage is really astounding. Shame on @NBCNews." Two more media outlets described it as a 'miscarriage'
(Excerpt) Read more at theblaze.com ...
The girl’s family called the authorities.
The article does not say if the relationship is over, though.
Miscarriage of justice
Their silence is deafening
Yes, there is legal precidence.
Never let the truth get in the way of the agenda.
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