A Republican from Pennsylvania, 65-year-old Tim Murphy resigned after this week it became known that he demanded of his mistress to have an abortion. And all anything, if Murphy were not one of the main sponsors and initiators of a bill to ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. The document was approved by the House of representatives on Tuesday.
Data correspondence Murphy with a 32-year-old mistress named Shannon Edwards was obtained by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Reportedly, the woman wrote Murphy a text message and posted it on the page’s official account in Facebook. In the message, Edwards says that it is strange that the Senator sees abortion «problem», because just a week before bringing the bill to a vote and he asked her to terminate the pregnancy.
The answer is written in Murphy’s personal phone, was that he never posted a message against abortion on the page. The Congressman insisted that these reports publishes his staff. «I have read and trembled,» wrote Murphy. He also assured the woman that the staff will no longer perform this function. Thus, Murphy is still a sponsor and initiator is not one of the bill relating to the prohibition or restriction of abortion.
The decision on the resignation of Senator came on their own. Although skeptics believe that the reason lies in the pressure from his colleagues in the Republican party.
«After a discussion with my family and staff I came to the decision that I will not seek re-election to Congress at the expiration of my current term,» said Murphy in his statement on Wednesday evening. The Congressman also asked to respect the confidentiality and inviolability of his private life as he intends in the near future to settle the issue in the family.
«Today I received a letter of resignation from Congressman Tim Murphy», — said the speaker of the house of representatives Paul Ryan in a statement. «It was the decision of Murphy to go to the next Chapter of his life, and I support it. We thank him for his many years of tireless work on issues of mental health here in Congress, and his service to the country as a reserve officer».
