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Woman tells New York Times Herschel Walker asked her to have second abortion

Headline from KVIA El Paso, on the newest of 3 developments

CNN, WGXA By Gregory Krieg, CNN The woman who said Georgia Senate hopeful Herschel Walker paid for her 2009 abortion, setting off a controversy that has rocked his campaign, told The New York Times that the Republican nominee asked her to terminate a second pregnancy two years later.

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Developments in this update

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  1. Georgia GOP Senate pick Herschel Walker, abortion ban proponent, reportedly funded girlfriend's abortion

    Headline from The Week ·

  2. Report: Walker encouraged woman to have second abortion

    Headline from Fox5 Atlanta ·

  3. Newest

    Woman tells New York Times Herschel Walker asked her to have second abortion

    Headline from KVIA El Paso ·

Reports & sources

76 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Week

  2. Insider

    Herschel Walker, the Georgia senate candidate who opposes abortion with no exceptions, reimbursed a woman after she got an abortion, The Daily Beast reported (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Herschel Walker denied the report. He previously said he was the father to an only child before The Daily Beast revealed he had three more children.

  3. Black Enterprise

    Report Says Herschel Walker Reimbused a Woman For An Abortion (opens Black Enterprise)

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    Black Enterprise's feed description

    Herschel Walker, the Republican Georgia Senate candidate who is a staunch pro-life supporter reimbursed a woman for an abortion she had

  4. Washington Examiner

    Midterm Memo: Herschel Walker tries to regain footing amid abortion controversy (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Senate contender Herschel Walker has a problem, no matter how much the Georgia Republican and his allies attempt to explain away allegations he paid for an ex-girlfriend’s abortion years ago.

  5. The Guardian

    Woman who said Herschel Walker paid for abortion also has child with him – report (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Unnamed woman conceived another child with Republican Senate candidate years after the abortion, according to Daily Beast

  6. Talking Points Memo

    Walker Faces Yet Another Bombshell In Abortion Scandal (opens Talking Points Memo)

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    Talking Points Memo's feed description

    Georgia Republican Senate nominee/former NFL player Herschel Walker and a very panicked GOP only had 48 hours to respond to an explosive report that he had paid for an ex-girlfriend'

  7. Portland Press Herald

    Herschel Walker faces another abortion report that threatens his Senate campaign (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    The Daily Beast reported late Wednesday that the woman who said the Senate hopeful paid for her 2009 abortion is also the mother of one of his four children. Walker had denied knowing the woman at all.

  8. WHEC Rochester

    Report: Mom of Walker's child says he paid for her abortion (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    ATLANTA (AP) — A woman who said Herschel Walker paid for her 2009 abortion is the mother of one of his children, according to a new report Wednesday, undercutting the Georgia Republican Senate candidate's claims that he didn't know who she was.

  9. Insider

    Herschel Walker says he'd have 'nothing to be ashamed of' if he'd paid for an abortion despite supporting a nationwide ban on the procedure (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    The GOP nominee for Senate in Georgia continued to deny allegations that he paid for an abortion for a woman who he also had a child with.

  10. PoliticusUSA

    Herschel Walker Torches The Dying Embers Of His Senate Campaign As Abortion Denial Collapses (opens PoliticusUSA)

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    PoliticusUSA's feed description

    Herschel Walker claimed that he didn't know the woman who accused him of paying for her abortion, which seems impossible being that he also has a child with her.

  11. Deseret News

    Herschel Walker allegedly paid for his girlfriend’s abortion in 2009 (opens Deseret News)

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    Deseret News's feed description

    Herschel Walker, Georgia Senate Republican nominee, has a claim made against him that he paid for his girlfriend’s abortion back in 2009 according to the Daily Beast.

  12. KYMA Yuma

    Herschel Walker again denies abortion allegation while clarifying radio show comments (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    KYMA Yuma's feed description

    Herschel Walker, the Republican nominee for US Senate in Georgia, on Thursday continued to deny reporting by The Daily Beast that he paid for a woman's abortion in 2009 and sought to clarify comments he made about the report during a radio interview earlier in the day.

  13. Newsweek

    Christian Walker tells dad "wear a condom" as abortion scandal rocks race (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Republican Herschel Walker, who is running for a U.S. Senate seat in Georgia, denies claims he paid for his girlfriend's abortion in 2009.

  14. New York Times

    Woman Who Said Walker Paid for Abortion Is Also Mother of His Child, Report Says (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    New reporting from The Daily Beast appears to undercut Herschel Walker’s defense that he didn’t know the woman’s identity.

  15. Washington Examiner

    Woman fires back at Herschel Walker, claims she is mother of one of his children (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The woman who made headlines by claiming that Georgia GOP Senate candidate Herschel Walker paid for her abortion is now coming forward with a claim that she also has a child with the Republican hopeful.

  16. Portland Press Herald

    Mother of Herschel Walker’s child says he paid for her abortion, report says (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    A new report says a woman who claims Georgia Republican Senate nominee Herschel Walker paid for her 2009 abortion is the mother of one of his children.

  17. Insider

    Herschel Walker shares a child with the woman he also reimbursed for an abortion, according to The Daily Beast, which revealed more details on the anonymous accuser (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    The GOP Senate candidate claimed he didn't even know who his accuser was. But he actually shares a child with the woman, according to The Daily Beast.

  18. CBS News

    Herschel Walker denies paying for abortion, but says it's "nothing to be ashamed of" had that happened (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Walker has said he opposes abortion and that "there's no exception in my mind."

  19. Bowling Green Daily News

    Walker sticks to abortion denial, blames Democrats (opens Bowling Green Daily News)

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    Bowling Green Daily News's feed description

    Georgia Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker is remaining defiant after reports alleging he encouraged and paid for a woman's 2009 abortion — and later fathered a child with her. Digging

  20. NBC News

    Herschel Walker's abortion accuser is the mother of one of his children, report says (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The Georgia Republican maintained that "there’s no truth to this or any other Daily Beast report."

  21. The Week

  22. CBS News

    Woman at center of Herschel Walker abortion firestorm says she also had a child of his: report (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Walker denies a report that he paid for an abortion she had in 2009. He also denies a report that she later gave birth to one of his children.

  23. Insider

    Herschel Walker decries report that he paid for an abortion — and wants donors' money in a show of support and solidarity (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Herschel Walker, GOP senate candidate of Georgia, has denied The Daily Beast story that alleged he reimbursed a woman for an abortion in 2009.

  24. New York Times

    Herschel Walker Sidesteps Abortion Issue at Georgia Campaign Stop (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    He has repeatedly denied a claim that he paid for an ex-girlfriend’s abortion, and he avoided journalists’ questions in his first public appearance since the claim was reported.

  25. Talking Points Memo

    Uh Oh, Woman Herschel Walker Paid To Have Abortion Is The Mother Of One Of His Kids (opens Talking Points Memo)

    Published

    Talking Points Memo's feed description

    A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM’s Morning Memo. The woman who came forward with receipts and a signed "get well" card revealing that Georgia GOP Senate nominee…

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