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Sinead Butler
Jun 27, 2022
Sarah Huckabee Sanders says children will be ‘safe in womb as classroom’
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders has caused outrage online after she claimed "a kid in the womb" will be "as safe as they are in a classroom," if the constitutional right to an abortion (Roe v. Wade) was rolled back, in a resurfaced speech.
Last month, the former White House press secretary under Donald Trump won the Republican primary nomination in the 2022 Arkansas gubernatorial election in a resounding win, with the former president backing her campaign.
As part of her victory speech on May 24, Huckabee Sanders mentioned her pro-life stance on abortion and pledged to fight against those rights.
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"We will make sure that when a kid is in the womb, they're as safe as they are in a classroom, the workplace, a nursing home—because every stage of life has value, no one greater than the other," she said.
Her comments happened to be made on the same day as the Uvalde school shooting at an elementary school where 19 children and two teachers were tragically killed.
This highlights just how unsafe American schools are as a result of gun violence, unlike what Huckabee Sanders claimed.
Many people were quick to point this out when the speech resurfaced and slammed Huckabee Sanders as "tone-deaf," "painfully stupid" and "disgusting."
\u201cSarah Huckabee Sanders after her gubernatorial primary win: "We will make sure that when a kid is in the womb, they're as safe as they are in a classroom."\n\nUm.\u201d— Brian Tyler Cohen (@Brian Tyler Cohen) 1656262449
Fred Guttenberg, whose daughter Jaime was killed in the 2018 Parkland shooting expressed his outrage at the 39-year-old's comments as told her "Sarah, your bulls*** is deadly to kids when they are born."
\u201cMy daughter was murdered in her classroom. When @SarahHuckabee says "We will make sure that when a kid is in the womb, they're as safe as they are in a classroom" I take notice. \n\nSarah, your bullshit is deadly to kids when they are born. \nhttps://t.co/ubnJeNKTQa\u201d— Fred Guttenberg (@Fred Guttenberg) 1656267192
British journalist Emily Maitlis summed up her reaction with two words: "Oh man."
\u201cOh man\u201d— emily m (@emily m) 1656311431
Political commentator, Keith Olbermann quipped: "This confirms the @gop IS in favor of abortion, provided it's done by AR-15."
\u201cSo @sarahhuckabee says as Governor she'll "make sure that when a kid is in the womb, they're as safe as they are in a classroom or the workplace."\n\nThis confirms the @gop IS in favor of abortion, provided it's done by AR-15. \n\u201d— Keith Olbermann (@Keith Olbermann) 1656271604
Another political commentator, Wajahat Ali highlighted the grim statistics when it comes to massing shootings in the US: "Over 200 mass shootings in America this year. More than 2 dozen school shootings. 19 dead kids in Uvalde. Guns are the leading cause of death of kids in America."
\u201cOver 200 mass shootings in America this year. More than 2 dozen school shootings. 19 dead kids in Uvalde. Guns are the leading cause of death of kids in America.\u201d— Wajahat Ali (@Wajahat Ali) 1656265434
Twitch streamer and political commentator, Hasan Piker pointed out the irony of Huckabee Sanders' comment, and tweeted: "Republicans aren't in favor of 1st trimester abortions but they love 30th trimester abortions."
\u201crepublicans aren't in favor of 1st trimester abortions but they love 30th trimester abortions\u201d— hasanabi (@hasanabi) 1656279889
Liverpool Echo's political editor, Liam Thorp described the speech as "The most painfully stupid thing you will hear today."
\u201cThe most painfully stupid thing you will hear today\u201d— Liam Thorp (@Liam Thorp) 1656311136
\u201cSarah Huckabee Sanders advocates spraying fetuses with bullets is an unexpected policy position.\u201d— Lauren Windsor (@Lauren Windsor) 1656282194
\u201cYes, Sarah Huckabee Sanders is this dumb, tone-deaf, and disgusting.\n\nThat\u2019s why she lasted so long in the Trump administration.\u201d— JAKE (@JAKE) 1656274686
Since Huckabee Sanders' comments, the US Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade and rolled back the constitutional right to an abortion.
As a result, abortion rights are now a state-by-state issue and 13 states - including Arkansas have "trigger laws" in place in the circumstance if Roe v. Wade was overturned and now it has been, those states can ban abortion within the next 30 days, Washington Postreported.
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