On Thursday, Texas-based abortion provider Dr. Ghazaleh Moayedi testified in a House Oversight Committe hearing over laws restricting abortion access. In her testimony, the she described abortion as an act of “love” and “freedom.”
In Moayedi’s testimony, she spoke on S.B. 8, a newly-enacted law in Texas that prohibits abortion upon fetal heartbeat detection, which occurs at around six weeks of pregnancy. The law, which took effect Sept. 1, was upheld by the Supreme Court of the United States in a 5-4 vote.
“S.B. 8 has not only caused a near-total abortion ban in Texas, it has made it extremely dangerous to be pregnant in Texas,” Moayedi stated in her testimony. “Texas deserves better. I know firsthand that abortion saves lives. For the thousands of people I’ve cared for, abortion is a blessing. Abortion is an act of love. Abortion is freedom.”
Abortion provider: “Abortion is a blessing, abortion is an act of love, abortion is freedom.” pic.twitter.com/vRLX0GfVwl
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) September 30, 2021
Pro-life lawmakers, journalists, and more responded to Moayedi’s remarks, noting that abortion ends the life of an unborn baby and that it is the polar opposite of a blessing, act of love, or freedom.
Science tells us that an unborn baby is a human being. Abortion ends that life. It is not a blessing, an act of love, or freedom for the human being that is killed through an abortion.
— Scott Walker (@ScottWalker) September 30, 2021
One thing we should all agree on is that abortion is a horrible thing. https://t.co/DhjlHEnCxm
But not for the baby. https://t.co/DrUuLLFdVJ
— Adrian Hilton (@Adrian_Hilton) September 30, 2021
She actually says - without a hint of irony - that "abortion saves lives." https://t.co/WEbLhs0xyQ
— Tom Bevan (@TomBevanRCP) September 30, 2021
“War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.” https://t.co/n7ZTw6Ral7
— Michael Knowles (@michaeljknowles) September 30, 2021
I’m sorry, I must have misheard. You meant to say, “Life is a blessing, life is a gift, abortion is one of the biggest tragedies in our nation”, right? https://t.co/f0p15hLYRo
— Rep. Michelle Fischbach (@RepFischbach) September 30, 2021
This is what the Devil does. He claims his evil is love, claims he is God (and you can be too). Satan is the Great Deceiver. https://t.co/lK3YYPvRHw
— Liz Wheeler (@Liz_Wheeler) September 30, 2021
"Safe, legal, rare" is now "Sacramental, essential, and beautiful."
— Andrew T. Walker (@andrewtwalk) October 1, 2021
There is no peace or negotiation to be made with this worldview. It is fundamentally anti-Christ. https://t.co/kVOZ1CuXbZ
Revolting and wrong.
— Don Huffines (@DonHuffines) September 30, 2021
The life of every unborn child is precious and must be protected. https://t.co/6jCoKycQZo
They keep telling you who they are. https://t.co/L9bE31aypU
— Larry O'Connor (@LarryOConnor) September 30, 2021
That’s a lie. https://t.co/UOLJjGYkPj
— Virginia Foxx (@virginiafoxx) September 30, 2021
Needless to say, the Left has come a long way from “safe, legal, and rare.”
