{"id":252515,"date":"2021-09-03T18:35:59","date_gmt":"2021-09-03T23:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=252515"},"modified":"2021-09-03T16:36:02","modified_gmt":"2021-09-03T21:36:02","slug":"white-house-press-secretary-sexist-male-abortion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/white-house-press-secretary-sexist-male-abortion\/","title":{"rendered":"White House Press Secretary gives ‘sexist’ response to male reporter’s question on abortion"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Texas Heartbeat Act has taken effect in the state, and the U.S. Supreme Court refused to strike it down<\/a>. That decision has drawn an extreme amount of outrage from abortion advocates, including the Biden administration. President Joe Biden, a self-described Catholic,\u00a0slammed the law<\/a>, and reiterated his unflinching support for abortion. In a press conference, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki was asked how Biden squares his Catholic faith with his abortion advocacy. Her response failed to address the issue, instead mocking the gender of the reporter asking the question.<\/p>\n

EWTN Catholic news reporter Owen Jensen began by asking, “Why does the president support abortion when his own Catholic faith teaches abortion is morally wrong?”<\/p>\n

“Well, he believes it’s a woman’s right, it’s a woman’s body, and it’s her choice,” Psaki responded.<\/p>\n

Of course, abortion doesn’t involve merely the woman’s body; an entirely separate human being<\/a>, alive and with a heartbeat, is killed during an abortion. A preborn child is not an extension of the woman’s body, and therefore, he is not property for the woman to dispose of as she wishes.<\/p>\n

The reporter followed up again, asking, “Who does he believe, then, should look out for the unborn child?”<\/p>\n

At this point, Psaki seemed fed up, and snapped, “He believes it’s up to a woman to make those decisions, and up to a woman to make those decisions with a doctor. I know you’ve never faced those choices, nor have you ever been pregnant, but for women out there who have faced those choices, this is an incredibly difficult thing. The president believes their rights should be respected.”<\/p>\n

In saying this, Psaki surprisingly veered away from the “shout your abortion” celebratory rhetoric of the most extreme abortion proponents.<\/p>\n

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"He believes that it's a woman\u2019s right. It's a woman's body and it's her choice,\u201d White House press sec. Jen Psaki says when asked why Pres. Biden\u2014who is Catholic\u2014would support abortion access. https:\/\/t.co\/u6gammftjI<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/IkUvkHFa0K<\/a><\/p>\n

— ABC News (@ABC) September 2, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n