An abortionist is someone who has done abortions.
Your argument is illogical and spurious; not to mention slanderous, irrational, and 100% false.
More than one person has accused Jim of saying that they perform abortions just because one of Rudy's positions was revealed. And of saying that Giuliani performs abortions. Kind of absurd IMO.
Some have wasted several posts on their myopic impression of the definition of the "word."
You even state "Your argument is illogical and spurious; not to mention slanderous, irrational, and 100% false."
Well, Random House doesn't agree with you on that.
From the dictionary:
Some of the people that "misunderstood" Jim's use of the word are smart enough to have known what he meant, but just wanted to argue. I wasn't sure of the different uses of the word, so I looked it up. If others (and you) had, I think the message would have been clear.a·bor·tion·ist
noun
1. a person who performs or induces abortions, esp. illegally.
2. a person who favors or advocates abortion as a right or choice that all women should have: usually intended as an offensive term.
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