If a 10-year-old rape victim got pregnant and had an abortion, it would not be an abortion according to the leader of a national anti-abortion organization.
According to Catherine Glenn Foster, the president and CEO of Americans United for Life, she doesn't think a 10-year-old should have a baby. She came up with a reply after Foster refused to answer the question.
It would fall under any exception and would not be an abortion.
Swalwell was puzzled by Swalwell's reply. If a 10-year-old with her parents decided not to have a baby because of a rape, it wouldn't be an abortion.
Foster said that if a 10-year-old became pregnant as a result of rape, it was not an abortion. It wouldn't fall under any abortion restriction in the country.
There is a video clip of their exchange.
A 10-year-old rape victim should be allowed to have an abortion according to the president of Americans United for Life.
A child who had been raped at least twice was forced to travel from Ohio to Indiana to get an abortion. She and her family had to go to another state for the procedure because Ohio banned abortions after six weeks. A 10-year-old is pregnant.
Swalwell turned to Sarah Warbelow, the Legal Director for the Human Rights Campaign, after Foster made her crazy claim.
He wanted to know if Ms. Warbelow was familiar with disinformation.
Warbelow agreed that he was.
Swalwell asked if you just heard some misinformation.
Warbelow offered a definition of what an abortion is.
She said that an abortion is a procedure that is done for a wide range of reasons. Even if there is a statutory exemption, it doesn't matter. It is a medical procedure that can be used to end a woman's life.
In the case of the 10-year-old rape victim in Ohio, there is no exception in Ohio state law that allows abortions when the life or health of the pregnant woman is at risk.
She said that the 10-year-old had to cross state lines to get an abortion.
Foster had a hard time answering Swalwell's questions.
He said that the Republicans don't want you to know that their abortion laws force pregnancies on little girls.
The article was first published on HuffPost.
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