CLAIM: Virginia Governor Ralph Northam during a 2019 radio interview spoke in support of infanticide, or "after-birth abortions."
AP'S ASSESSMENT: False. Northam was giving a hypothetical example of what could happen if a mother, whose fetus wasn't otherwise viable, requested an abortion while in labor. His comments came in response to a question about whether he supported state legislation that would have loosened restrictions on abortions later in pregnancy.
THE FACTS: Social media users are misrepresenting comments Northam made: "The infant would be delivered, the infant would be kept comfortable, the infant would be resuscitated if that's what the mother and the family desired. And then a discussion would ensue between the physicians and the mother."
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