[Ed. – Illegals have zero rights, much less the right to government health care.]
Sounds like it’s time for another ‘show of hands’ question for 2020 Democrats on the debate stage: Raise your hand if you agree with Rep. Ilhan Omar that American taxpayers have a responsibility to fund abortions for illegal immigrants. We know this will not be asked, alas, because CNN has agreed to the DNC’s demand of eliminating this question format entirely, following complaints from candidates who found themselves in sticky situations last time out. But that doesn’t mean that every candidate can’t be asked for on-the-record responses to this emerging policy litmus test:
No one should fear receiving medical care because they are undocumented. We must ensure that all people in our country have access to reproductive health care.https://t.co/bGuaS64HkL
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) July 22, 2019
Trending: As Joe Biden’s mother would say…
When I described this as a clarion call for free abortions for illegal immigrants, some people objected that Omar wasn’t making that explicit argument. But she was. Omar is unequivocally in support of repealing the Hyde Amendment barring taxpayer funding of most abortions. …
