Far-left Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) on Friday said that “Christian extremists” are “passing forced birth laws” to make it more difficult for a woman to abort her child, days after Texas’s pro-life law went into effect.
“While we fight back, know you still have options. Pills can be mailed to your home discreetly,” she continued:
The New York lawmaker’s assertion comes days after Texas’s law, banning abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected, took effect. The first detectable heartbeat can occur as early as six weeks.
Democrats, some of whom identify as Catholics, decried the Texas abortion law after it went into effect. Nancy Pelosi, a self-proclaimed Catholic, called the law a “catastrophe for women”:
President Biden, who also identifies as a Catholic, has also rebuked the law despite accepting the position years ago that “the moment of conception is a human life and being.”
He explicitly rejected that view this week.
“I respect those who believe life begins at the moment of conception and all… I respect that. Don’t agree. But I respect that,” Biden told reporters following a White House speech.
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