Not even Bob Marshall is claiming that he was misquoted.
I should have chosen a better term. The point is, the way the article portrays him does not accurately reflect his beliefs. It is fair to point out elevated birth defects from a given cause, if true, and make the connection between them. What would be inaccurate is stating that all birth defects are derived from abortion, or that birth defects after an abortion are always punishment, or that all abortions lead to subsequent birth defects. IMHO, the writer of the original article did a poor job in getting Marshall’s meaning straight the first time around.