Fox's Erickson Directs Liberals To Coat Hanger Sales Site After Texas Abortion Bill Passes
Shortly after the Texas Senate
passed legislation that drastically restricts abortion rights in that state, Fox News contributor Erick Erickson urged liberals to bookmark a website that sells coat hangers.
The Texas legislation, which was
previously stalled by a filibuster on the Senate floor, would ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy,
expressed opposition to the bill, saying that is "not based on sound science" and "does not promote women's health."
During Senate debate over the bill, opponents of the legislation
appeared on the floor carrying coat hangers, warning that some women without the option of legal abortion would resort to
back-alley methods "Do you want to return back to the coat hanger or do you want to be able to give them the option to be able to terminate their pregnancy because they have been raped?"
said state representative Senfronia Thompson.
In response to the Texas Senate's passage of the bill, Erickson wrote on Twitter:
Erickson's link directed to
Store Supply Warehouse's page for "Hangers & Garment Bags":
Erickson responded to criticism of his comment by tweeting:
Erickson has produced a
long list of sexist comments recently claiming that female breadwinners conflict with "biology" and "the natural world" and are "tearing [society] apart." Last September, Erickson referred to the first night of the Democratic National Convention as "the Vagina Monologues" and
later apologized UPDATE: On his Redstate blog, Erickson
offers "My Sincere Apologies to the Kid Killing Caucus," saying that he was "mocking [the] hyperbole" of "feminists and other pro-abortion activists" - who he terms "kid killers" and says "really are as humorless as they are stereotyped to be." He concludes, "you have my apologies for offending you for thinking I was being serious instead of accurately realizing I was mocking you and your outrageous hyperbole and lies."
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