Governor Kristi Noem has had enough. The South Dakota governor let CNN anchor Dana Bash have it when Bash insisted on exploiting the horrible rape of a 10-year-old girl to push killing babies in abortions.
Noem said she’s upset that abortion activists and the liberal media keep using this little girl’s tragic and painful situation to promote their abortion agenda. And the governor said it was horrific that abortion supporters ignore the sexual abuser who took advantage of her in the first place.
“You know what I think is incredible, Dana, in this tragic story? Because I heard about this last night. What’s incredible is that nobody’s talking about the pervert, horrible and deranged individual that raped a 10-year-old,” Noem said. “And what is it? What are we doing about that? What are we doing about those individuals that do this to these children?”
“And as much as we can talk what we can do for that little girl, I think we also need to be addressing those sick individuals that do this to our children,” Noem continued.
“And every single life — every single life is precious. This tragedy is horrific. I can’t even imagine. I’ve never had anybody in my family or myself gone through anything like this. I can’t even imagine. But, in South Dakota, the law today is that abortions are illegal, except to save the life of the mother,” Noem continued.
Bash tried to make it appear like Noem was perfectly fine with raped children having to give birth.
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“No, I’m never OK with that. In fact, that story will keep me up at night. It absolutely will,” Noem responded. “It breaks my heart. I’m a mother. I’m a grandmother. Got a 1-year-old little granddaughter named Ms. Addie. I can’t even imagine.”
Noem explained how pushing this 10-year-old girl into an abortion won’t help her and won’t erase the pain and tragedy of the rape.
“What I would say is, I don’t believe a tragic situation should be perpetuated by another tragedy. And so there’s more that we have got to do to make sure that we really are living a life that says every life is precious, especially innocent lives that have been shattered, like that 10-year-old girl,” Noem explained.
Here is the full transcript of the exchange from Newsbusters:
CNN’s State of the Union
July 3, 2022
BASH: The Indianapolis Star is reporting that a 10-year-old girl in Ohio who was six weeks and three days pregnant now has to travel across state lines to Indiana to receive an abortion. So I just — because this is a trigger law that was passed before you became governor, I wanted you to be clear. Will the state of South Dakota going forward force a 10-year-old in that very same situation to have a baby?
NOEM: You know what I think is incredible, Dana, in this tragic story? Because I heard about this last night. What’s incredible is that nobody’s talking about the pervert, horrible and deranged individual that raped a 10-year-old.
BASH: Right.
NOEM: And what is it? What are we doing about that? What are we doing about those individuals that do this to these children?
BASH: I agree with you, I mean, of course. That is an important discussion to have you. But the…
NOEM: You rape children, that’s an issue that the Supreme Court has weighed in as well.
BASH: Yes. Listen, I totally understand that. But are…
NOEM: And as much as we can talk what we can do for that little girl, I think we also need to be addressing those sick individuals that do this to our children.
BASH: Right. I couldn’t agree more.
NOEM: So, this…
BASH: But our bodies are our bodies, and women are the ones who get pregnant. And, in this case, it wasn’t a woman. It was a girl.
NOEM: It’s a child. It’s a child.
BASH: Should she have to have — a child. A child. Should she have that baby?
NOEM: And every single life — every single life is precious. This tragedy is horrific. I can’t even imagine. I’ve never had anybody in my family or myself gone through anything like this. I can’t even imagine. But, in South Dakota, the law today is that abortions are illegal, except to save the life of the mother.
BASH: And you would be OK with that, a 10-year-old girl having to have a baby?
NOEM: No, I’m never OK with that. In fact, that story will keep me up at night. It absolutely will.
BASH: So, will you try to change the law to have an exception in a situation like that?
NOEM: It breaks my heart. I’m a mother. I’m a grandmother. Got a 1-year-old little granddaughter named Ms. Addie. I can’t even imagine.
What I would say is, I don’t believe a tragic situation should be perpetuated by another tragedy. And so there’s more that we have got to do to make sure that we really are living a life that says every life is precious, especially innocent lives that have been shattered, like that 10-year-old girl.
BASH: Yeah. And it’s incredibly complicated. And I get it. But I guess my question is, given how heartbroken you seem to be about the situation, maybe the question is this, because what I keep thinking about is, how is — a 10-year-old girl physically…
NOEM: No.
BASH: … probably can’t even carry a baby without being, never mind emotionally and mentally sort of tormented, but physically hurt. Would you consider that the life of a mother at risk?
NOEM: And I think that’s something that — yeah, that situation, the doctor, the family, the individuals closest to that will make the decisions there for that family.
That’s what’s interesting about the time we live in right now, is every state will have different laws on the books. The decisions will be made by the legislators that are closest to the people. That’s appropriate. It’s the way our Constitution intended.
And I think that South Dakota’s laws may look very different than California’s, may look very different than New York’s, where that governor has said she wants to become a destination known for providing abortions. That’s not our story here in South Dakota. And I think every governor, every state will make a very different decision on what their laws look like.
