Herschel Walker denies 2nd wife’s claim he paid for her abortion: ‘Lie’

Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker on Wednesday denied an unnamed woman’s new claim that he paid off in Dallas in 1993 and strongly urged her to get an abortion she didn’t want.

The woman, identified only as Jane Doe, made her accusation during a video press conference hosted from Los Angeles by her lawyer, Gloria Allred. The woman was not shown on camera and said she feared reprisals if she revealed her real name or face.

In a statement released later Wednesday, Walker said, “I’m done with this madness. This is all a lie, and I won’t accept any of it.”

“I didn’t kill JFK either. It’s pitiful,” he added. “The media shouldn’t be dumb enough to think I’ll spend time talking about these lies.”

The statement echoes one he made earlier Wednesday, shortly before the woman’s press conference. A reporter then asked him if he wanted to “unequivocally deny” paying women for abortions, but he didn’t answer.

Walker has previously denied an ex-girlfriend’s claim to various news outlets that he paid for her to have an abortion in 2009. The woman told the Daily Beast that she had documents at the support for her claim: a receipt from an abortion clinic, a bank deposit receipt with an image of a check for $700 which she claims was signed by Walker sent within a week of the abortion, as well only a “healing” card which she claims was signed by Walker.

ABC News has not independently confirmed either woman’s claim.

Walker is running against Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock as a strong advocate for abortion rights.

Senator Lindsey Graham, who campaigned with Walker, also released a statement on Wednesday supporting him and calling Allred, the woman’s lawyer, an “activist” and a Democrat.

Graham and Walker suggested the new allegation was a coordinated political attack aimed at overturning a race that has also focused on public safety and the economy as well as abortion rights.

Leading Republicans, including former President Donald Trump, have rallied behind Walker, citing his denials.

“The Democrats will say and do anything to cling to power. Well, I’m Herschel Walker, and they picked the wrong Georgian to play with. I’m not backing down, the stakes are too high,” said Walker in his press release.

The New Wife’s Allegations

The unnamed woman who spoke at the video press conference with Allred said that in April 1993 she became pregnant after being intimate with Walker.

“After discussing the pregnancy with Herschel several times, he encouraged me to have an abortion and gave me the money to do so,” the woman said.

She said she then opted for the procedure in Dallas but didn’t. She said Walker would have pressured her, however, and eventually took her back to the abortion clinic the next day and waited outside until it was done, then drove her to a pharmacy to take medication.

The woman did not provide any documentation to support her alleged abortion.

Warnock’s response to Walker’s abortion request

In a statement on Wednesday, Warnock’s deputy campaign manager Rachel Petri said “we know Herschel Walker has a problem with truth, a problem answering questions and a problem taking responsibility for his actions.” .

“Today’s new report is just the latest example of a troubling pattern we’ve seen play out again and again and again. Herschel Walker should not represent Georgians in the US Senate,” Petri said.

Earlier this month, Warnock commented on the first wife’s abortion claim against Walker.

He then said at a campaign event that “what we’re hearing about my opponent is disturbing. I think the people of Georgia have a real choice as to who they think is ready to represent them in the United States Senate”.