Mastriano Recently Backed Murder Charge For Abortion

September 27, 2022 Christianists, Republicans

State Sen. Doug Mastriano, the Republican nominee for governor in Pennsylvania, said in 2019 that women should be charged with murder if they violated his proposed abortion ban.

In an interview with Pennsylvania radio station WITF, Mastriano was pressed about a bill he sponsored that would generally bar abortions when a fetal heartbeat could first be detected, usually around six weeks. Mastriano’s remarks in that interview were previously unreported.

“OK, let’s go back to the basic question there,” Mastriano said. “Is that a human being? Is that a little boy or girl? If it is, it deserves equal protection under the law.” Asked if he was saying yes, they should be charged with murder, Mastriano responded: “Yes, I am.”

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Scoop: In 2019, Doug Mastriano said women who violated proposed abortion ban should be charged with murder @akarl_smith:https://t.co/ORbva7bzNT via @nbcnews

— Tom Namako (@TomNamako) September 27, 2022