Donald Trump is at it again with yet another heinous statement regarding women. The pro-life republican candidate recently stated that if abortion was to be outlawed that there should be some form of punishment for women who decide to get them anyway, he’s just not sure what that punishment should be yet.

Luckily for him, he is not yet in office, so thinking of a punishment for something of this nature can be put on the back burner for him and he can continue to focus on other misogynistic thoughts.

Trump is not a stranger to women’s issues as he comments on them constantly. Most of his campaign has focused around his degrading words towards the opposite sex. If Trump’s comments aren’t scary enough, the thought of illegal abortion should be.

Being pro life is one thing, making abortions illegal is a whole different beast. By making abortion illegal, you begin to get into the sticky situation of back-alley abortions, which can cause infection, disease, and many times, death.

Punishing someone for making a decision personal to them is outlandish and frankly does not make much sense. As far as the severity of punishment that would be fair for something of this nature, Trump could only respond with the fact that he is pro-life. Trump did note that he does “take positions on everything else but this is a very complicated position,” according to MSNBC’s Chris Matthews.

If it’s so complicated, there must be a reason for that. The reason should be that it’s morally wrong to punish a woman for getting an abortion when she is making an informed and educated decision for herself. Many women who get abortions do so because they are not financially stable enough to take care of the child. Ironically, those who are pro-life are many times those who would like to see an end to welfare and food stamps, what many single and low income mothers rely on. If you’re going to be pro-life, you need to understand that when that baby comes into this world, there may be times when the mother and father need help and you need to support the government systems in place that can achieve that.

Though this certainly won’t be the last ridiculous comment Trump makes, it’s not one that we should put on the shelf and add to the others, it should stir up conversation.