Pro-life leaders say abortionists, not women, should be punished

(CNSNews.com) – Pro-life leaders were vociferous in their rejection of Donald Trump's statement to MSNBC's Chris Matthews that pro-lifers believe women should be punished for having an abortion, pointing out that their longstanding position is that women are also victims of abortionists as well as their unborn babies.
"We know how much women suffer from abortion, and how they are lied to by the abortion industry. Any penalty for illegal abortion should fall on abortion providers, not the women who turn to them in desperation,"said Eric Scheidler, executive director of the Pro-Life Action League.