You might want to sit down for this … Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez isn’t being entirely honest about the Alabama anti-abortion bill:
Alabama lawmakers are making all abortions a felony punishable w jailtime,incl women victimized by rape+incest.
Of course, no added punishments for rapists.
It’s going to @GovernorKayIvey‘s desk. She will decide the future of women’s rights in Alabama.https://t.co/IRR0EtsxHp
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) May 15, 2019
The bill would be the strictest anti-abortion legislation in the country, and even some pro-lifers think it goes too far. But does it do what AOC says it does? No. Even the New York Times article she cites refutes her claim that victims of rape or incest would face jail time for getting abortions:
The Alabama measure, though, goes further. In addition to the potential 99-year sentence for performing abortions, doctors face the threat of a 10-year term for attempting to perform one. Women who receive abortions would not be prosecuted.
But God forbid AOC take an intellectually honest approach to anything, much less a piece of legislation she doesn’t like.
Sec. 5 of the bill @AOC says will send women to jail:
“No woman upon whom an abortion is performed or attempted to be performed shall be criminally or civilly liable…no physician confirming the serious health risk to the child's mother shall be criminally or civilly liable…” https://t.co/UPRJVa5oMf
— Rachel Bovard (@rachelbovard) May 15, 2019
This is a lie. Under no circumstances would women be jailed for abortions. The abortionist would be penalized.
Tell the truth, @AOC. You're trying to scare women into supporting abortion. Why don't you tell the truth & see if women support your extreme abortion agenda then?
— Liz Wheeler (@Liz_Wheeler) May 15, 2019
It’s a felony punishable by jail, incl cases of women pregnant by rape or incest. Twitter is 280 chars – read the context clues in grammar of the tweet.
But good to know you’re here to promote criminalizing medical providers aiding victims of rape and incest! ?? good job
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) May 15, 2019
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Why doesn’t AOC read the “context clues” in the actual bill before spouting off?
280 characters is plenty of room to tell truth. It’d never be a felony for women. Period.
It’s despicable to use victims of child rape as justification for 1M abortions every year… because you Dems aren’t seeking exemption for rape/incest, you want all abortion legal always.
— Liz Wheeler (@Liz_Wheeler) May 15, 2019
Actually it *would* be a felony for women – if those women are medical providers. See? According to your own semantic standard, you “lied.”
We can fact-check obvious semantics all day and make absurd bad faith claims if that’s how you want be. But I have better uses for my time.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) May 15, 2019
Better uses? Like figuring out what a garbage disposal is?
The spin on this tweet is unreal. AOC explicitly claimed in her first tweet in this thread that women victimized by rape/incest could go to jail under this bill (not true) then later claimed she was talking about female abortionists. https://t.co/wuotiuCfdB
— Amber Athey (@amber_athey) May 15, 2019
Who’s the one making bad faith claims? And was it not AOC who said that being morally right was more important than being factually correct? In her case, she is neither of those things. What she is, however, is shamelessly dishonest.
I think this law goes too far, but I don’t know why slappy here feels the need to lie about it. https://t.co/88vqUg2Qz2
— L. Ron Buttload (@IButtload) May 15, 2019
Because she is literally incapable of telling the truth.
Abortion is a death sentence for innocent unborn women, do you care? This is what leftstis do: when they’re trapped in their lies they claim “bad faith” as an excuse to run away. Instead, why don’t you answer this: when does life begin? And what right do we have to end that life?
— Liz Wheeler (@Liz_Wheeler) May 15, 2019
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