10-06-2017, 01:26 PM
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Anti-abortion conservative GOP Rep. Tim Murphy ^ (Pennsylvania) has resigned from Congress amid revelations of an extramarital affair where he reportedly asked his mistress to get an abortion.
A local newspaper published text messages this week indicating that the congressman, who opposes abortion, asked his mistress to get an abortion when he thought she was pregnant.
On Wednesday, Murphy announced plans to retire at the end of this term, saying he will "take personal time to seek help as my family and I continue to work through our personal difficulties." House Speaker Paul Ryan said he received Murphy’s resignation letter Thursday afternoon.
Full story:
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/10/...print.html