AOC Skewers Gov. Greg Abbott on CNN for Saying Texas Will "Eliminate Rape"

[KG]

https://truthout.org/articles/aoc-skewers-gov-greg-abbott-on-cnn-for-saying-texas-will-eliminate-rape/?fbclid=IwAR2WC6tteYL3A7g5hnrDjbPuDXH2gTK9PfWrR7M3ntbZLRQfvcdeT1IQ0Sg


exas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) is facing stark criticism, including from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York), over recent comments he made defending his state’s highly restrictive abortion law. The newly passed law — which is in clear violation of the human right to health care — does not even make exceptions for access to abortion beyond the six-week period in the case of rape or incest, as many on social media have noted.

“Abortion should be free and accessible to anyone who wants one for any reason,” said author Lauren Hough. “If you have to list rape and incest to make your point, you’ve already lost. Abortion is healthcare.”...

[dutch777]

1. Just read that TX had largest number of reported rapes in 2019 of any state. Good luck with that

eliminating all rapists thing. Who believes these lies? Enough people to get these Repugs elected I guess.

[Thomas Hurt]

2. The christofascist didn't have a real answer, so he just lied and babbled...

end result being - We are going to keep doing what we usually do to stop rape (investigate and arrest), only this time it will work! Another Leave it to Beaver fantasy.

[ExciteBike66]

3. A rapist can't even be arrested until after the rape...

so Abbott's reasoning is stupid even on its own terms...