SC State Sen. Katrina Shealy (R) respond to the legislature removing exceptions for rape and incest:

[demmiblue]

Take 4 minutes to watch South Carolina State Sen. Katrina Shealy (R) respond to the legislature removing exceptions for rape and incest in the state’s proposed abortion ban.

“I think you’re miscommunicating with God, or maybe you’re just not communicating with him at all.”

Link to tweet

* For transparency:

[Hassin Bin Sober]

1. Wait, she's a repig?

[DFW]

4. One with a rare genetic anomaly

Human DNA, not the usual reptilian kind found in most Republican members of the SC state legislature.

[303squadron]

2. Bertrand Russell quote

"One of the most interesting and harmful delusions to which men and nations can be subjected is that of imagining themselves special instruments of the Divine Will."

[Johnny2X2X]

3. Good speech, but...

But she's still in favor of the South Carolina legislature telling most pregnant women what they can do with their own bodies. Don't let them redraw the line at rape and incest, women's rights don't end if they are raped or the victims of incest. Women's rights don't end after 6 weeks of pregnancy either.

[GuppyGal]

5. I think we should highlight how the Puke party is at odds with itself over this

self inflicted damage

[Hortensis]

6. THIS. And over abortion rights. According to Pew, 38% of Pubs and

Pub leaning indies favor LEGAL abortion in most/all cases; men and women equally.

In addition are all the Pubs who do oppose abortion overall -- but with specified exceptions and for many according to how advanced the pregnancy is.

[Midnight Writer]

8. Exactly. Is there to be a legal burden of proof for women who are victims of rape and incest?

Will they have to go to court and make a case, or petition a Judge or Jury or Administrative panel? Who will decide what degree of victimization is required? My bet is the perpetrators of rapes and incest will deny that it happened. How will that be resolved?

[Scrivener7]

7. She's got a lot of damn gall. She's one of the ones who brought this about. Now she's sorry.

Forgive me for not giving a shit that she is sorry. She didn't bother to think things through and realize that women and children will die when she could have made a difference. And now she's sorry. Disgusting.

[peggysue2]

9. Good speech but her voting record trashes her words and anger

She co-sponsored and voted for the ridiculous heartbeat bill, generally around 6 weeks, a time at which there is no heart merely quivering tissue and before which most women are unaware of a pregnancy.

So, she ought to be calling herself out because the pain and emotional chaos she describes affecting girls and women is something she thoughtlessly brought into being.