At a House subcommittee meeting last Thursday, Tea Party favorite Rep. Steve King “mocked an expert who testified, accurately, that paying out of pocket for an abortion could cost a low-income woman more than a month’s rent,” as reported by Right Wing Watch.
Speaking before the all-male subcommittee, Professor Susan Wood of George Washington University told the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution that HR7, which would ban all federal subsidies for private insurance plans that cover abortions “‘could virtually eliminate abortion coverage from the private insurance market’ and would especially hurt low-income women, threatening to push them ‘deeper into poverty.’”
Wood went on to testify that: “While it may not seem like a big expense to a Member of Congress, in these tough financial times, for many people, abortion care costs more than their monthly rent, putting it out of reach for their family’s pocketbook.”
During the question and answer period, Rep. King mocked Wood’s comparison wondering out loud: “I wonder how many abortions a month does she need to keep up with the monthly rent check.”
You can watch Rep. King in action below, courtesy of Right Wing Watch:
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