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Video: Do students support post-birth abortion?

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Several students at George Mason University were secretly videotaped signing a fake petition to legalize “fourth trimester” abortion — even though babies are typically born after the third trimester of pregnancy.

The fake petition was circulated by Dan Joseph, a reporter for the Media Research Center, who posed as a pro-abortion activist trying to garner signatures for his cause. He asked students to show their support for legalizing fourth trimester abortion, noting that it was currently illegal in all 50 states.

Joseph goaded some of the prospective signers with typical pro-choice talking points, but did not explicitly state that the fourth trimester would be after the baby was born.

“We want to make them legal so that women have the choice. It’s a woman’s body,” he said. “I don’t think a woman should be punished with an unwanted child.”

While some of the students caught on and declined to participate, a number of them signed with little hesitation.

“Okay, I am down with that,” said one female student.

“Cool,” said another.

Since babies are born after the third trimester, a fourth trimester abortion would simply be infanticide. Nevertheless, some ill-informed students were happy to sign.

The pro-choice outrage over stricter abortion laws in Texas motivated Joseph to make a video poking fun at their beliefs, he said.

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