State Rep. John Rogers was speaking against a bill criminalizing abortion in Alabama.
By Katie Mettler Katie Mettler Reporter covering breaking news and features Email Bio Follow May 2 at 10:17 AM A day after the Alabama House of Representatives passed what could become the most restrictive abortion legislation in the country, state Rep. John Rogers, a Democrat, took to the House floor to voice his support for a woman’s right to choose.
“I’m not about to be the male tell a woman what to do with her body,” he said, repeating a common refrain among abortion-rights advocates. “She has a right to make that decision herself."“Some kids are unwanted, so you kill them now or kill them later,” he said. “You bring them into the world unwanted, unloved, then you send them to the electric chair. So you kill them now or you kill them later. But the bottom line is that I think we shouldn’t be making this decision.
“‘Kill them now, or you kill them later’?" he said. “His comments should be condemned at the state and national level.” The bill in question would make it a felony for a doctor to perform abortion — unless the woman’s health is at risk. It does not include an exemption for women who become pregnant as a result of rape or incest.
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