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> NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Republican U.S. Rep. Scott
> DesJarlais testified during divorce proceedings
> that he and his former wife made a "mutual"
> decision for her to have two abortions, according
> to divorce transcripts released Thursday.
>
> The 2001 court transcripts were released by the
> state Democratic Party, which had tried to air the
> documents before the Nov. 6 election. A DesJarlais
> spokesman didn't immediately return a message
> seeking comment.
>
> DesJarlais easily won a second term despite
> revelations that he once urged a patient with whom
> he was having an affair to get an abortion.
> DesJarlais, whose campaign platform opposed
> abortion, acknowledged the conversation but said
> he was only trying to get her to admit she wasn't
> pregnant.
>
> The transcripts show that woman testified under
> oath that she had been pregnant. She declined to
> elaborate on the outcome of the pregnancy.
>
> On his campaign website, DesJarlais espoused an
> anti-abortion position, saying: "All life should
> be cherished and protected. We are pro-life."
>
> According to DesJarlais' testimony, the first of
> his ex-wife Susan's abortions was because she was
> taking an experimental drug that carried potential
> risks in pregnancy. The second came amid problems
> in their relationship.
>
> "Things were not going well between us and it was
> a mutual decision," he said. "I don't think that
> it was easy for either one of us. I think it was a
> very difficult and poor choice and I think that
> there are probably regrets both ways."
>
> DesJarlais' first wife had supported earlier
> efforts to release the court records, though her
> attorney said Thursday he hadn't had time to
> review them enough to comment.
>
> Transcripts of the DesJarlais divorce proceedings
> also reveal that the congressman had affairs with
> women who worked for him, including a lab
> technician he was with at a hospital Christmas
> party. Other parts of the transcript reveal
> patients who said they had sex with the doctor
> also claiming he wrote them drug prescriptions.
>
> Both actions would likely be considered violations
> of state ethics laws.
>
>
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/15/scott-des
> jarlais-abortion_n_2139110.html
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