Like all of you, I’m completely used to White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre lying to our faces at her daily briefings, but once in a while, she prefers to put out untruths via tweets or statements at the WH website.
At issue is this story out of Idaho:
A federal judge on Wednesday blocked part of Idaho’s near-total abortion ban — siding with Biden administration in a key test case for what legal strategies might prevail in a post-Roe America.
U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill in Boise issued a preliminary injunction, ruling that the state law, which was set to take effect on Thursday, does not provide adequate protection for physicians who perform abortions during a medical emergency, and therefore runs afoul of federal law guaranteeing patients the right to treatment when their health or life is at risk.
After that news broke, Jean-Pierre put out a statement that uses words to describe what an abortion accomplishes that is gross even for the Biden administration:
Biden administration continues to use the word "life-saving" to describe abortions. pic.twitter.com/0HybZBaSqQ
— Mary Margaret Olohan (@MaryMargOlohan) August 25, 2022
“Life-saving,” if you don’t count the baby that’s getting killed.
There’s shameless & disgusting, and then there’s whatever this is:
Yesterday, a federal Idaho district court determined that women in Idaho will continue to receive life-saving and health-preserving emergency care – including abortion care. The court found that Idaho’s ban on abortion, scheduled to go into effect today, would prevent women from getting the care they need in an emergency and is therefore in direct conflict with a federal law, the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, that protects patients and doctors. This ruling will prevent serious harm to women in Idaho.
Yet, just Tuesday, a Texas court issued a devastating decision for women in that state, who can now be denied this same life-saving care, and who may die as a result. Republican legislators continue to deny women’s access to health care. And, they are committed to moving America backward — with fewer rights and less autonomy. Americans across the country and of all backgrounds agree that women should have the right to make their own personal health care decisions and to receive life-saving medical care, without interference from politicians, and the President will continue to take action to protect women’s access to lifesaving health care.
Biden press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre thinks it’s a totally appropriate and applicable term to use:
Yesterday, a federal Idaho district court determined that women in Idaho will continue to receive life-saving and health-preserving emergency care – including abortion care. This ruling will prevent serious harm to women in Idaho.https://t.co/feVuY64qLc
— Karine Jean-Pierre (@PressSec) August 25, 2022
“Life-saving”? Every day is “opposite day” at the Biden White House.
“Life-ending” would be accurate
— Madeline Leesman (@MadelineLeesman) August 25, 2022
when, in most cases, it is the exact opposite https://t.co/zBF90g1gzo
— free natural born woman (@LadyFrances1974) August 25, 2022
As usual, whatever claims come from this administration it’s usually safe to assume the opposite is true.
Abortion care. (sic) killing the unborn is now life saving? These people are just sick. Yes, let the women choose, but the definition of killing a beating heart is not "life saving".
— Peyton (@Peyton26804644) August 25, 2022
life-saving care….unless you’re the baby. Then it’s life ending care. Evil
— Annie Oakley (@AnnieOakley_76) August 25, 2022
LifeNews.com adds this:
Biden also lies. The Texas law already allowed abortions to save the life of the mother, miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy care, etc — which is why the judge stopped Biden from forcing hospitals to kill babies in abortions outside of those.https://t.co/nXj1BvOhBt
— LifeNews.com (@LifeNewsHQ) August 25, 2022
“Biden also lies” are three words that are evergreen.
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Related:
Al Sharpton turns to the Bible to defend abortion, because the Bible is all about choice
