CO-04: Anti-Abortion GOP Lawmaker Paid for Abortion

[RandySF]

Colorado state Rep. Richard Holtorf (R), a candidate for Colorado’s 4th congressional district, disclosed Friday that he financed an abortion for one of two girlfriends he impregnated, saying it helped her “live her best life,” KUSA reports.

“Holtorf did not appear to recognize the disconnect between his statement lauding the benefits of abortion access for his pregnant girlfriend and his staunch opposition to abortion rights, which led him to call abortion rights supporters ‘godless heathens’ last year.”


https://politicalwire.com/2024/01/20/anti-abortion-gop-lawmaker-paid-for-abortion/

[CTyankee]

1. The link is bad. Perhaps you can find another one...it's a great story!

How do these people not see their hypocrisy?

[blogslug]

4. Here is the original article

https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/local-politics/colorado-anti-abortion-gop-lawmaker-praises-impact-abortion-he-paid-for/73-589d9901-228f-4940-970a-56f710f82e53

It continues:

...Democratic Rep. Lorena Garcia, who brought the resolution in the state House, tweeted, "I want to thank Rep. Holtorf for the courage to share how reproductive freedom has helped the women in his life. Thank you for sharing your story of supporting a girlfriend when she chose abortion and even paying for it."

Later Friday afternoon, Holtorf provided 9NEWS with a statement declining to discuss the circumstances of his girlfriend's abortion.

"To clarify, I was referring to respecting her as a woman and supporting her," Holtorf wrote. "I ask she should be left out of the conversation as to respect her right to privacy. I felt the need to tell my personal story as a plea to choose life as I highlighted later in my personal story. I am not comfortable sharing any more personal information out of respect to those involved. Thank you for your consideration."

There's more where he tries to walk it back but, instead, just digs himself a deeper hole.

[TSExile]

2. Morals for thee, not me!!

Figures.

[Iris]

3. Of course he did

[Demovictory9]

5. And other girlfriend gave up baby for adoption. Holtorf needs sex education lessons

"He went on to tell House colleagues Friday that he “had another beautiful woman” and got her pregnant, as well. That woman, Holtorf said, chose not to have an abortion but rather give up the child for adoption, a choice he praised."

[LastDemocratInSC]

6. The Lt Governor of North Carolina, who wants to be governor, has the same problem.

He paid for an abortion for his now wife in the 1980s and has declared that when a pregnancy begins a woman no longer "owns her own body."

He has recently had difficulty remembering these things, and more, so the editorial board of the Charlotte Observer decided to refresh his memory:

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/opinion/article284341439.html