Question for Trevor Noah: Whose heart does an abortion stop?

Daily Show host Trevor Noah has accused others of scientific illiteracy on climate change. That’s interesting, because it sounds like Mr. Noah could use a lesson when it comes to biology.

Recently, he suggested that Sen. Marco Rubio could get pregnant…after being raped by “a giant mosquito.” At this point, you might be hoping these comments will make sense once they’re put in context.

You can stop.

Florida is experiencing an outbreak of the Zika virus. Spread by mosquitoes, it’s linked to microcephaly in preborn children, a condition affecting head size and brain development. While some contend it justifies late term abortion, Rubio disagrees:

Trevor Noah responded with this:

Obviously, Noah has gotten some bad information regarding human reproduction. But it doesn’t stop there: he believes an abortion only affects the woman having it. Noah proclaimed, “I don’t understand how any man thinks that he has the right to dictate to women what they should do with their body.” Someone should probably ask him whose heartbeat he thinks an abortion stops.

If that doesn’t clarify things, then I know who can. Dr. Anthony Levatino is an obstetrician-gynecologist who’s done over 1,200 abortions, and in the video below, he explains what a second trimester abortion technique known as dilation and evacuation (D&E) consists of.

2nd Trimester Surgical Abortion: Dilation and Evacuation (D & E)

As you read words like “grasp” and “tearing,” keep in mind there’s evidence a baby can feel pain at 20 weeks.

When Brazil saw a Zika virus epidemic last year, it lead to calls for the country’s abortion laws to be loosened. Journalist Ana Carolina Caceres was born with microcephaly and she voiced her opposition, arguing that “those who have abortions are not giving their children a chance to succeed.” Because the reality is, their lives are the ones that abortion cuts short. It’s a lesson Trevor Noah would do well to learn.