Steve Daines: Abortion should be illegal because...sea turtle eggs!

[Tanuki]

https://crooksandliars.com/2022/05/sen-daines-abortion-should-be-illegal-0?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

"Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) took to the floor of the Senate Tuesday with a shockingly ignorant argument in opposition to the Women’s Health Protection Act, aka the abortion rights bill, that will be voted on tomorrow.

DAINES: Why do we have laws in place that protect the eggs of a sea turtle or the eggs of eagles? Because when you destroy an egg, you’re killing a pre-born baby sea turtle or a pre-born baby eagle.

Yet, when it comes to a pre-born human baby, rather than a sea turtle, that baby will be stripped of all protections in all 50 states under the Democrats’ bill we’ll be voting on tomorrow. Is that what [sic] the America the left wants?

It’s hard to believe Daines can’t figure out why Americans – who overwhelmingly support abortion rights - see fetuses as nothing like sea turtle eggs. Fortunately, Twitter had some great answers. Daines should read each and every one. Here’s a sampling:"...(more)

[Ocelot II]

1. Sea turtle mothers lay their eggs in the sand and swim away.

They don't have to worry about abusive partners, incestuous relatives, losing their jobs, ectopic pregnancies, or having to feed baby turtles for 18 years. And when the eggs hatch, the baby turtles swim out to sea and are on their own, just like the GOP wants for post-born human fetuses.

[Ritabert]

2. Great response

[peggysue2]

5. x1000!

[BruceWane]

3. OK Sen. Dumbass let's play......

Did you and millions of people have chicken eggs for breakfast today?

You can, because gallus gallus domesticus is not an endangered species.

In case you didn't know, homo sapiens is not an endangered species. either.

[dlk]

4. Comparing women to reptiles...

They really do hate women.