This week in the world of Washington and sex:

— The House of Representatives passed a bill banning late-term abortions.

— One of the co-sponsors announced he was resigning from office after word came out that he had urged his lover to have an abortion.

— The anti-abortion Trump administration announced it was going to let employers off the hook if they didn’t want to cover contraception in their employee health programs.

Is anything wrong with this picture?

Many people of good will believe the country’s commitment to human rights makes abortion immoral. Fair enough. The best way to avoid abortions is to avoid unwanted pregnancy, which means making it as easy as possible for women to practice birth control.

How can you fight against both abortion and contraception? There are only two possible explanations.

One is that you’re a hypocritical politician trolling for right-to-life votes without any personal convictions whatsoever. The suddenly retiring congressman from Pennsylvania, Tim Murphy, would appear to fit into that category. Everyone in Washington has now read the text his girlfriend reportedly sent, complaining that he was making anti-abortion posts on his Facebook page while responding to her news that she might be pregnant by suggesting a quick termination.