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Herschel Walker asked his ex to get a second abortion after reimbursing her for the first procedure: new report

Oct 8, 2022, 05:12 IST
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Georgia GOP Senate nominee Herschel Walker smiles during remarks during a campaign stop at Battle Lumber Co. on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022.AP Photo/Meg Kinnard
  • A woman first revealed to The Daily Beast that Herschel Walker paid for her abortion in 2009.
  • Two years later, she became pregnant again with Walker, The New York Times reported.
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Herschel Walker asked his ex-girlfriend to have another abortion just two years after he reimbursed her for one in 2009.

However, the second time the now-embattled Georgia senate candidate made the request, the woman refused to go through another procedure and their relationship ended shortly afterward, according to the woman, who revealed new details about the relationship to The New York Times.

Walker's campaign was already thrown into a frenzy earlier this week when The Daily Beast reported that the staunch anti-abortionist reimbursed the same woman $700 for an abortion. The outlet said the woman provided a receipt of the operation, an image of a personal check signed by Walker, as well as a "get well card."

A new report from The Times adds to those allegations. According to the newspaper, two years after the abortion, the woman became pregnant again with Walker.

When she discussed keeping the child, Walker said that it was not a good time to have a baby — the same reason he used for asking the woman to get an abortion the first time, according to The Times.

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Their relationship ended on September 16, 2011, according to the woman's paternity suit, The Times reported. The woman had the child in May 2012 and is now 10 years old.

Walker did not respond to Insider's request for comment on the new allegations, but has repeatedly denied the woman's claims in the week since The Daily Beast story broke.

The Times was given interviews and documents to corroborate the claims and independently verified details through custody records as well as an interview with the woman's friend who was present during the abortion and the couple's breakup.

According to the friend, the woman told her by phone and in in-person conversations that Walker asked her to get another abortion, The Time reported.

The allegations of the second abortion are not only in stark contrast to the senate candidate's firm anti-abortion views but also his criticism of absentee fathers.

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During an interview on the conservative Charlie Kirk Show, Walker said "I want to apologize to the African-American community, because the fatherless home is a major, major problem," adding that he has been a father to many people.

"As a father, he's done nothing. He does exactly what the courts say, and that's it," the ex-girlfriend told The Times. "He has to be held responsible, just like the rest of us. And if you're going to run for office, you need to own your life."

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