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3. Rep. Scott DesJarlais gets away with Trump-level perfidy

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Fri Oct 8, 2021, 09:55 AM

Oct 2021

"Despite his public opposition to legal abortion, DesJarlais encouraged his ex-wife to terminate two pregnancies and encouraged a former patient with whom he was having an affair to get an abortion."

And he gets elected over and over in his Bible belt community because pretending to be anti-abortion is all they need.

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Tennessee doctors who spread COVID-19 vaccine misinformation could lose their licenses [View all] Jilly_in_VA Oct 2021 OP

K&R IrishAfricanAmerican Oct 2021 #1

K&R! SheltieLover Oct 2021 #2

Rep. Scott DesJarlais gets away with Trump-level perfidy viva la Oct 2021 #3

I guess my takeaway was different. plimsoll Oct 2021 #6

Believe you are correct, it's OK if the man chooses but not the woman. KS Toronado Oct 2021 #8

You are so right. viva la Oct 2021 #12

St. Judes Hospital is the Mary in S. Carolina Oct 2021 #4

Lying doctors should lose their licenses. rickyhall Oct 2021 #5

Let it be so! samplegirl Oct 2021 #7

Liars like these... 3catwoman3 Oct 2021 #9

Who wants to be treated by an idiotic vax denier LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2021 #10

An anti-vaxxer, of course. Jilly_in_VA Oct 2021 #11