ICYMI: New York Times - Michelle Steel Sponsors “Life at Conception Bill” A National Abortion Ban Without Exceptions For Rape, Incest, Or Health Of The Mother

Jan

2024

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ICYMI: New York Times - Michelle Steel Sponsors “Life at Conception Bill” A National Abortion Ban Without Exceptions For Rape, Incest, Or Health Of The Mother

Garden Grove, CA — Today, Southern California Congressmember Michelle Steel sponsored a national federal abortion ban that includes no exceptions for “rape, incest, or health of the mother,” despite her lying to voters and stating that she does support such exceptions. Army Veteran and workers’ rights advocate Derek Tran, who is running against Steel in this targeted Congressional District and is strongly pro-choice, made sure her dishonesty and extremism were documented.

Excerpts from Annie Karnie’s reporting in the New York Times today:

“In 2021, Representative Michelle Steel, a California Republican whose district President Biden won in 2020, cosponsored the Life at Conception Act, a bill to recognize a fertilized egg as a person with equal protections under the 14th Amendment.”

“Ms. Steel waited nearly a year to sign on [again] — doing so on Friday morning, only after her Democratic challenger criticized her for flip-flopping on the issue for political gain and The New York Times notified her of a story documenting her change in position. Nearly three dozen other Republican lawmakers who supported it during the last Congress, including several who face tough re-election races in competitive districts, have yet to sign on again.”

“Steel will do what it takes to win,” said Derek Tran, a consumer rights lawyer and Democrat who is running to unseat Ms. Steel. “She’s staying quiet on abortion stuff, but she’s been nothing but an extremist in making sure abortion is eliminated as a right.”

“A spokeswoman for Ms. Steel, Claire Nance, criticized The Times for inquiring about whether the congresswoman had changed her position and said that Ms. Steel “is pro-life with the exceptions of rape, incest, and health of the mother.” The bill she endorsed on Friday does not include those exceptions.”

To read the full article at NYT.com click here

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California’s 45th is a Congressional District representing portions of Orange and Los Angeles Counties in Southern California. A majority-minority district, the District has the second largest AAPI population (36.97%) of any Congressional District, and the largest Vietnamese community in the country. President Biden won the current district lines by +6 points and it has a +6 point Democratic registration advantage. It includes all or part of the Cities of Garden Grove, Westminster, Cerritos, Buena Park, Placentia, Hawaiian Gardens, Cypress, Fountain Valley, Artesia, Los Alamitos, La Palma, Brea, Lakewood, and Fullerton, as well as the unincorporated community of Rossmoor.

The DCCC has listed it as a “District In Play.”

Use of Derek Tran's military rank, job titles, and photographs in uniform does not imply endorsement by the Dept. of Defense or U.S. Army.