Chabot Lies at Forum About Anti-Choice Record
CINCINNATI — Last night in the Our Vote Counts Congressional Forum, Congressman Chabot was pressed on his extreme anti-choice record. This came after he was called out for literally ducking a reporter’s question on Roe by “diving into a waiting car.”
Chabot has been the face of the anti-choice movement for decades, but is now trying to suggest otherwise. One of his “proudest moments” was the passage of an abortion ban. In 2006, he said that he would like to “see a ban on all abortions.” But last night he hid from his “achievements.” Here they are:
No Exceptions Abortion Bans
Chabot supports abortion bans without exceptions for rape, incest, or the life of the mother:
He is endorsed by groups that require this position.
He is currently a cosponsor of the Life at Conception Act - a bill that would effectively ban all abortions with no exceptions for rape, incest, or life of the mother.
He is also a cosponsor of the Heartbeat Protection Act of 2021 - a bill with no exceptions for rape or incest.
He even described the extreme abortion ban in Texas as “neither extreme nor unprecedented.” It had no exceptions for rape or incest.
Roe v. Wade: Worse than Dred Scott v. Sanford?
Chabot believes that Roe v. Wade and the right to abortion it provided is an abomination. He has called the 1973 ruling the most “wrong-headed decision ever,” worse than decisions upholding slavery and ‘separate but equal’. He has signed amicus briefs imploring the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade. Earlier this year, he voted against codifying the rights afforded by Roe.
Attacking Access to Birth Control
Chabot currently cosponsors legislation that would likely ban IVF and forms of birth control. In July of this year, he voted against the bipartisan bill protecting access to contraception.
