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Pennsylvania Republican Rep. Tim Murphy  who reportedly encouraged a woman with whom he admitted to having an affair with to have an abortion   wonât seek re-election  according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
In a series of text messages obtained by the Post-Gazette  Edwards criticized  Murphy  for a pro-life statement posted on his official Facebook page.
âAnd you have zero issue posting your pro-life stance all over the place when you had no issue asking me to abort our unborn child just last week when we thought that was one of the options â Edwards wrote to  Murphy  in a January text  amid what the Post-Gazette called âan unfounded pregnancy scare.â
 Murphy  appeared to acknowledge the claim  writing in response  âI get what you say about my [March for Life] messages.â
After the reportâs publication  many characterized  Murphy  as a hypocrite for privately disavowing his public pro-life position.
 Murphy   65  is married and has an adult daughter.
In a statement to Pittsburghâs KDKA-TV following the Post-Gazetteâs report   Murphy  said  he  has âcome to the decision that I will not seek re-election to Congress at the end of my current term.â
 He  said  he  wants to spend  his  remaining time in office âon mental health care reform  as well as issues affecting working families in southwestern Pennsylvania.â
âIn the coming weeks  I will take personal time to seek help as my family and I continue to work through our personal difficulties and seek healing â  he  added. âI ask you to respect our privacy during this time.â
Pennsylvania Republican Rep.  [TGT]   who reportedly encouraged a woman with whom he admitted to having an affair with to have an abortion   wonât seek re-election  according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
In a series of text messages obtained by the Post-Gazette  Edwards criticized  Murphy  for a pro-life statement posted on his official Facebook page.
âAnd you have zero issue posting your pro-life stance all over the place when you had no issue asking me to abort our unborn child just last week when we thought that was one of the options â Edwards wrote to  Murphy  in a January text  amid what the Post-Gazette called âan unfounded pregnancy scare.â
 Murphy  appeared to acknowledge the claim  writing in response  âI get what you say about my [March for Life] messages.â
After the reportâs publication  many characterized  Murphy  as a hypocrite for privately disavowing his public pro-life position.
 Murphy   65  is married and has an adult daughter.
In a statement to Pittsburghâs KDKA-TV following the Post-Gazetteâs report   Murphy  said  he  has âcome to the decision that I will not seek re-election to Congress at the end of my current term.â
 He  said  he  wants to spend  his  remaining time in office âon mental health care reform  as well as issues affecting working families in southwestern Pennsylvania.â
âIn the coming weeks  I will take personal time to seek help as my family and I continue to work through our personal difficulties and seek healing â  he  added. âI ask you to respect our privacy during this time.â