Rep. Sean Duffy concluded his stint in the U.S. House of Representatives this week after serving more than four terms. But not before taking one last dig at a few marginalized communities. (Read: women and LGBTQ people.)
On Friday, the antigay Republican from Wisconsin issued a statement saying it was absolutely imperative to “protect the lives of unborn gay children” by passing an anti-abortion law in the Badger State.
Duffy cited a recent study that estimated between 8 to 25 percent of fetuses might carry “gay genes.”
In a press release, the former-reality-TV-star-turned-lawmaker argued that this could result in “the termination of pregnancies by parents who do not wish to have a same sex attraction child.”
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What he left out was that there’s no actual test that can determine if a fetus has any of these “gay genes.”
Leila Abolfazli, director of federal reproductive rights for the National Women’s Law Center, tells Rewire.News, “There’s no indication that this would happen, first of all.”
“I think the premise of the bill basically acknowledges that there’s discrimination against LGBTQ people … but [Republicans] are doing nothing to protect LGBTQ individuals from discrimination on an everyday basis. It’s offensive that this is the way he’s approaching it.”
It’s especially offensive coming from Duffy, who has long opposed same-sex marriage and, in 2016, voted against extending workplace protections to LGBTQ people.
Duffy served his last day in office Monday after announcing earlier this summer he would be retiring early so he could devote more time to his family. A special election to fill his seat is scheduled for January 27, 2020.
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Brian
His success and longevity is bizarre. If this is their best to send us, Wisconsin should be embarrassed.
Kangol2
Wisconsin also has repeatedly elected a very smart out lesbian Democrat, Tammy Baldwin, to represent the entire state in the US Senate, so let’s give the people of the Badger State some credit.
Mack
As a Republican why would he want to “protect” a gay fetus? So he and his Party can harass, bully, or deny rights? Guess they’re running out of “whipping boys” and need as many as they can get.
Kangol2
They’re obsessed with fetuses. It’s the people, espcially gay and trans people, walking around in the world that they hate and fear.
paul dorian lord fredine
he doesn’t care about gay children or adults so we’re supposed to be stupid enough to believe he’d care about a gay fetus? we’re better off in wisconsin without him.
Brian
He has 8 or 9 kids. You know at least one will turn out to be gay
roblebald77
His wife, Rachel, was on the 94-95 season of The Real World with Pedro Zamora. You think that he would know what a positive role model we can be.
Man About Town
Yes, and he himself was on The Real World Boston in 1997, and their 9th child is due next month!
Cam
1. If they ACTUALLY invented a test for a gay fetus, Republicans would immediately write an acception to any anti-abortion laws for it.
2. He knows there is no test so things that people who aren’t anti-LGBT bigots are stupid enough to fall for this scam to get his overall abortion law through.
3. The guy is a bigot, and is married to the woman who was on the season of “Real World” that had Pedro Zamora on it. Even after that they’re bigots. What monsters.
Lastly, looks like the latest polls scared him. He isn’t running for reelection in a seat that was formerly “Safe” for him.
truthseeker
@Cam
If they did invent a test for a gay fetus, would you still say it’s a woman’s right to choose?
Cam
@truthseeker
Awww, the anti-LGBT bigoted troll also is opposed to abortion. Sweetie, try to make it less obvious you’re an RNC intern.
As for your question. Unlike Republicans, normal people aren’t all about selfish interests. Not my call to get in between someone and their doctor.
But nice try Precious.
truthseeker
@Cam
Ah, so you would support aborting gay babies if we could determine if the baby was gay. Yikes. And you feel the need to call me anti-gay when you just said killing gays before birth is up to the mother and doctor