In a recent moment of candour, irreligious comedian Bill Maher made a shocking admission about abortion on his television program, Real Time 1. The episode aired April 12 and, since then, clips of Maher’s comments have been circulating on the internet and social media. Maher first corrected the misconception held by many on the political left that pro-lifers hate women. “They don’t hate women. They just made that up,” Maher chastised. Then, he was honest enough to admit he agrees with pro-lifers about the real rationale behind their opposition to abortion. Unfortunately, this didn’t lead him to join their ranks. Maher said: "They think it’s murder and [pause] it kind of is. I’m just okay with that. I am. I mean, there’s eight billion people in the world. I’m sorry. We won’t miss you. That’s my position on that." Yikes. Even with Maher’s hedge phrase, ‘kind of’, this strikes people as morally appalling, and ought to. Maher is okay with people being ‘kind of’ murdered.
