Radical abortion activist Beto O’Rourke hopes the third time is the charm in Texas. Having lost twice already in bids for Senate and President, the Democrat has finally announced he’ll be making a run for governor.
The problem for O’Rourke is Texas voters already rejected a previous version of him, and they won’t like Beto 3.0 much better.
“Texas voters have already rejected Beto O’Rourke for statewide office, and they’ll do so again now that they know just how radical he really is,” said RGA spokesperson Joanna Rodriguez. “There’s no telling how far Beto 3.0 will go in his vain attempt to stay relevant after running out of promotions to chase in Washington.”
There is no reason for pro-life voters in Texas to support him.
Not only does O’Rourke have a 100-percent pro-abortion voting record from his days in Congress, he also sponsored a radical pro-abortion bill that would have legalized abortions for basically any reason up to birth. The so-called “Women’s Health Protection Act” was introduced in Congress in 2017.
Nicknamed the “Abortion Without Limits Until Birth Act” by pro-life groups, the bill would have invalidated nearly all state and federal abortion regulations, including waiting periods, informed consent requirements, bans on late-term abortions and sex-selection abortions and more.
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During the presidential campaign, he said he supports killing babies in abortions up to birth.
“That should be a decision that the woman makes. I trust her,” O’Rourke said.
Later he added that he supports forcing taxpayers to fund third-trimester abortions.
Here is his lengthy record supporting abortion, courtesy of Texas Right to Life:
Beto O’Rourke’s anti-Life record
H.R. 3471 (2013): (Women’s Health Protection Act of 2013) O’Rourke co-sponsored this bill which sought to strip states (and any government) of their ability to write any Pro-Life laws whatsoever. This would legalize abortion until birth, and make abortion the mandatory standard in all 50 states.
Details: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3471
H.R. 448 (2015): (Women’s Health Protection Act of 2015) This is basically the same bill as the above, denying states their right to protect preborn babies.
Details: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/448
H.R. 36 (2017): (Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act) O’Rourke voted against this bill, which would have made abortion illegal after five months (20 weeks) of pregnancy.
Details: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/36
O’Rourke wrote a press release/blog about why he voted against the bill: https://medium.com/@RepBetoORourke/h-r-36-endangers-the-lives-and-health-of-women-91de756fc4b3
- In this press release/blog, O’Rourke defends his vote against prohibiting late-term abortions by:
- Praising Roe v. Wade as a woman’s constitutional protection to a safe and legal abortion.
- Suggesting only 1.3% of abortions occur after five months, many of which are due to severe fetal abnormalities.
- O’Rourke cites a story of a constituent of his, Jeni, who was 21 weeks pregnant and was “elated” to go in for a check-up. After the doctor told her than her baby had severe defects, according to O’Rourke, Jeni’s attitude shifted to thinking that choosing Life would be too hard for her, and she decided that “it seemed far worse to make the baby suffer too when he would ultimately not survive.”
- Even though the bill provided an exception for rape and incest after five months, O’Rourke maintained that this wasn’t enough.
Letter to President Obama concerning Helms Amendment (2015): The Helms Amendment, named after the late Senator Jesse Helms (R- NC), was enacted shortly after the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision. The Helms Amendment dictated that U.S. foreign aid cannot be used to pay for the “performance of abortion as a method of family planning,” or to “motivate or coerce any person to practice abortion.”
O’Rourke signed on to a letter urging President Obama to fund abortions in foreign countries through American foreign aid.
Details: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/aug/12/obama-urged-to-re-interpret-helms-amendment-for-fo/
H.R. 7 (2014): (No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2014) O’Rourke voted against this bill that would reinstate the federal ban on taxpayer dollars being used for abortions in light of the new Obamacare legislation.
Details of bill: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/7
O’Rourke Press Release about voting against the bill: https://votesmart.org/public-statement/845255/voted-no-on-the-no-taxpayer-funding-for-abortion-act-hr-7#.W779lGhKjZs
O’Rourke has a 100% score from Planned Parenthood Action Fund and NARAL Pro-Choice America.
