Women who get illegal abortions should be 'punished' -Donald Trump

Women who have illegal abortions should be punished, Donald Trump said on Wednesday. The Republican presidential frontrunner made the comments during a heated exchange at a town-hall event in Wisconsin over whether abortion should be banned. He told US broadcaster MSNBC's Chris Matthews: "There has to be some form of punishment." after calling for a ban on the procedure.

Pressed by the journalist to explain further, he responded: "I haven't determined what the punishment should be." Mr Trump said he was "pro-life with three exceptions", but did not provide details as to what they were.

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