Virginia Republican Says A Pregnant Woman Is Just A 'Host,' Though 'Some Refer To Them As Mothers'

[Galraedia]

Source: Huffington Post

A pregnant woman is just a "host" that should not have the right to end her pregnancy, Virginia State Sen. Steve Martin (R) wrote in a Facebook rant defending his anti-abortion views.

Martin, the former chairman of the Senate Education and Health Committee, wrote a lengthy post about his opinions on women's bodies on his Facebook wall last week in response to a critical Valentine's Day card he received from reproductive rights advocates.

"I don't expect to be in the room or will I do anything to prevent you from obtaining a contraceptive," Martin wrote. "However, once a child does exist in your womb, I'm not going to assume a right to kill it just because the child's host (some refer to them as mothers) doesn't want it." Martin then changed his post on Monday afternoon to refer to the woman as the "bearer of the child" instead of the "host."



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[gopiscrap]

1. What a fucking asshole

why do women vote for republicans?

[shenmue]

2. Religion

They're scared.

[gopiscrap]

3. Interesting

my faith makes me NOT vote for republicans

[calimary]

30. So does mine! And I'm not a mere container. I'm a human being.

[Arkansas Granny]

11. Beats the hell out of me. It's should be obvious by now

that Republicans only value women for their reproductive functions and even then, they value the embryo or fetus more.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

14. Because women come in all types, hairs, religions, etc. they can also be smart or stupid.

The stupid ones are called, "Republican women."

[gopiscrap]

19. Good answer, thanks!

[stage left]

36. Why indeed?

Many here in SC will tell you they vote this way because they're Christians. I used to believe in tolerance but now I'm becoming convinced that religion is the scourge of existence. I have little tolerance left for people who want to make women characters in The Handmaids Tale and the women who would, seemingly, be glad to take on those roles.

[markpkessinger]

4. The response to that might be . . .

. . . if a woman carrying the fetus is "just a host," then the fetus she is carrying can be viewed as "just a parasite."

[truthisfreedom]

5. Nailed it.

And that politician is a life support system for an asshole.

[MrMickeysMom]

6. Host this, Steve...

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[Baitball Blogger]

7. Isn't it refreshing when they stop framing their prejudices and just come out

and remove any doubt that they are assholes?

[lunasun]

24. +1

[Curmudgeoness]

8. No, Sen. Martin, Kane was a host to Alien.

This is one of the most repulsive things I have heard from these GOP creatures in a long time.

[rickyhall]

9. Just keep talkin Motherf***ers

[SCVDem]

10. These fucktards would be so happy

If slavery were still legal.

Their lives would be so much simpler without the constitution and other laws protecting a persons individual rights.

He seems to believe women are chattel.

Why does any woman have sex with these disgusting maggots?

[Sarah Ibarruri]

12. I think Republican males are hosts of life-giving sperm and they should have it removed medically

for purposes of impregnation - in a surgical setting, by a physician.

[LiberalElite]

13. If the pregnant woman's a "host" wouldn't that make the child

a parasite?

[olddad56]

20. or a guest? I guess that would make the host's (or hostess's ) womb a hotel.

I have some reservations about this concept.

[blackspade]

15. Does that mean the fetus is a parasite?

What a brain dead dickbag.

[Triana]

16. They don't even try to hide it anymore, do they?

I've said time and time again that the American Taliban (aka GOP) do not consider women human and this is at the crux of their attitudes and ongoing comments about women.

Now we can see and hear how true that is. They don't even try to hide anymore - that they consider women something less than human: breed cows. Incubators. "Hosts" upon which a parasite feeds.

[6000eliot]

17. The Republican "Women's Outreach" continues apace.

[Thinkingabout]

18. Since he is not the host he does not have any say about what happens. As son as he becomes the

Then we will think about that he next step. The more they open their stupid mouths the more stupid they appear. Dumb, dumb to the bone.

[yuiyoshida]

22. ANOTHER misogynist REPUBLICAN...

What a surprise!

[wolfie001]

23. Three steps back, no steps forward.

[calimary]

31. Welcome to DU, wolfie001!

Glad you're here! This is INFURIATING!!!!!!

[Zambero]

25. As usual: Pro-birth, then doesn't give a sh*t

Hopefully, in the not too distant future, we will be referring to these people as "dinosaurs".

[SunSeeker]

26. Unfuckingbelievable. nt

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

27. We couldn't make up

this shit. Un freakin' real................

[ck4829]

28. Aaaand the 'Republicans Say Stupid Things about Pregnant Women 2014 Edition' has begun

Who will win this year's coveted Todd Akin Award for Greatness in the field of Medieval Gynecology Award?

[Marie Marie]

29. Every time I think that I have heard it all,

some new Republican asswipe comes along and tops the last one. Un-freakin'-believable!

[kestrel91316]

32. This has got to be one of the most repulsive things I've ever heard

come out of the pie hole of a RWer, and I've heard some doozies in my day.

[Loaded Liberal Dem]

33. "Host"?

To me, that word conjures up images from the Alien films: a host is a human body infected by a destructive parasite which---Holy Fuck I just realized where the Tea Party came from!

[gordianot]

34. Mom apple pie and then there are Republican Family values.

I would imagine his host is very proud of him if she is still among the living, or if he has children the host who carried his children or grandchildren serve only a biological function.

If asked he probably endorses the Ten Commandments. I can only contemplate my Republican Fathers reaction if I referred to my Mother as a host. Even though my own values differed from his this cold callous denigration would never have passed my lips.

Although not surprised I wonder if he thought this term in a premeditated manner or if it was a spontaneous thought?

[Hekate]

35. Know this: Misogynists not only hate women, they fear them...

... because they believe their own mothers would have, if given the chance, aborted them.

They fear the female power to give life and to refrain from giving life.

Because that power so frightens them, their "pro-life" beliefs are really just their version of a "stand your ground" law. They will kill to assuage their fears. They will kill to keep women in their place.

Misogynists are cowards, just as SYG advocates are cowards.

Hekate

[TeamPooka]

38. Keep talking Republican men. Keep talking. nt

[Feral Child]

39. Ugly.

His hatred of women is palpable.

[PasadenaTrudy]

40. I know I would have felt like that..

A host. If you don't want kids, it makes sense. Whole other topic, though

[randr]

41. So says the sack of sperm bearer

[Fantastic Anarchist]

42. Let them keep talking.

Apparently they can't take the suggestions of their own internal memos. Let them hang themselves.

[okaawhatever]

43. When are the press going to start interviewing the wives of these morons to see what their response

is? Even the most pro-life woman should have issues with this guy.

[Paladin]

44. They just can't help themselves---lucky for us. (nt)

[bullwinkle428]

45. Want proof that the 2014 campaign is fully underway? Look for Repukes spouting

ignorant horseshit about women!

[NickB79]

46. Most of us think of pregnant women like this

Mr. Martin apparently thinks of them more like this:

and this:

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

47. Yes, she is just a vessel ...

... or is that "vassal"?