U.S. Republican consultant Marjorie Taylor Greene has advised ladies that if they don’t wish to get pregnant they need to keep celibate, at an anti-abortion speech she posted on Twitter on Tuesday.
Addressing onlookers, Greene, who’s a consultant for Georgia’s 14th congressional district, mentioned: “Women need to make better choices. If we want to be women who make choices, here’s one thing you can choose. If you don’t want to become pregnant right now, choose to not have sex.
“You can at all times abstain.”
The comments from Greene, a staunch right-winger known for taking controversial stands, come as the U.S. Supreme Court might be poised to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision that has granted a federal right to abortion for decades.
Greene did not approach the topic of rape in the clip she uploaded to Twitter.
“Let me inform you what a girl’s selection is,” she said. “To be a mom. That is the best selection a girl can ever make … Here’s what I wish to encourage ladies to know and know. If you unintentionally get pregnant, let me inform you one thing, that abortion you are contemplating having, will not be going to resolve your issues.
“It’s not going to make that boyfriend of yours or that guy love you … It’s not going to help you pursue a career that you think you want to pursue. It’s not going to help you finish college.”
She mentioned that having a toddler would give ladies the energy to complete faculty and pursue their profession, and that God would give them the sources to do it.
Greene’s controversial feedback on numerous matters have additionally included spreading conspiracy theories, equivalent to {that a} 2017 white nationalist rally in Virginia that led to the dying of a counter-protester was an “inside job,” in response to CNN.
In the previous she has co-sponsored laws that might ban U.S. embassies from flying the LGBT+ delight flag, and extra just lately has voted towards sending help funding to Ukraine because it resists an invasion by Russia.
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News that the Supreme Court may overturn Roe v. Wade has sparked protests throughout the nation from activists who need abortion rights to be upheld.
On May 14 and 15, there have been greater than 380 occasions in cities together with Washington D.C. and New York City with protesters holding indicators together with slogans equivalent to “reproductive justice for all,” The Guardian newspaper reported, citing organizers.
Anti-abortion protests have additionally taken place to counter them.
It is unclear how the Supreme Court will vote on the matter, however a leaked draft majority opinion from February recommended the bulk will vote to overturn Roe v. Wade. However, draft opinions could change earlier than they’re formally printed.
If the ruling is overturned, abortion would develop into unlawful in 13 states instantly. How ladies or medical professionals can be charged is unclear. Louisiana lawmakers had proposed a invoice that might permit prosecutors to cost ladies with murder. The invoice was pulled after widespread condemnation.