On Wednesday, Rep. Ilhan Omar slammed conservatives on the floor of the House of Representatives over their advocacy for pro-life stances on abortion.
“I rise today to defy the horrifying attacks happening against women’s reproductive rights all across this country,” Rep. Ilhan Omar began. “Religious fundamentalists are currently trying to manipulate state laws in order to impose their beliefs on an entire society, all with complete disregard for voices and the rights of American women.”
“The recent efforts like those in Alabama, in Georgia, are only the latest in a long history of efforts to criminalize women for simply existing, to punish us when we don’t conform to their attempts to control us,” Omar continued.
She continued by highlighting other measures across America, clamming that if they were happening anywhere else in the world that they would be considered “a dangerous violation of human rights.”
“But because it’s happening here with the support of the ultra-conservative religious right, we call it religious freedom,” Rep. Ilhan Omar continued.
“Let’s just be honest, for the religious Right this isn’t simply about their care or concern for life. If they cared about or were concerned about children, they would be concerned about the children that are being detained and those that are dying in camps across our borders, or the children who are languishing in hunger and facing homelessness.”
“This isn’t about religious morality or conviction because we’ve seen time and time again those that talk about their faith and want to push policies because of their faith are the ones that simply are caught with the hypocrisy of not living it out in their personal lives,” she stated while noting two examples of Republican lawmakers who made decisions in their personal lives that were contrary to their political views.
“I am frustrated every single time I hear people speaking about their faith and pushing that on to other people because we know those so-called religious politicians, when it comes to their life, their choices, they want to talk about freedom,” Rep. Omar continued.
“But when it comes to other people’s lives and other people’s choices, they want to talk about religion. This should outrage every single person. It certainly outrages me and we can no longer stand for it.” She added.
