Dems Revolt After Massasschusetts Governor Signs ‘Extreme’ Abortion Bill

The bill includes allowing an abortion right up to moments before natural birth, a position way too extreme for many Democrats in the state and around the country.

“This new law represents an extremist and dangerous position,” Rep. Jeffrey Turco, a Democrat representing Winthrop, told Fox News.

“To be clear, it allows abortion anytime, unrestricted, and in many cases, publicly funded until the moment of birth,” he continued.

He went on to call the law “barbaric,” adding that it was “rushed through the legislative process in two weeks, without an opportunity for the public to weigh in” and was “out of step with the views of the average person in Massachusetts.”

Rep. Chris Markey, a Democrat from Dartmouth, echoed Turco, but from a different perspective, focusing on what the law means for physicians and existing legal standards.

“I am deeply disappointed in the passage of this bill. This bill creates a very slippery slope,” Markey said.

Markey argued that the new law creates uncertainty for doctors by requiring them to balance the expanded protections under the statute with what he described as conflicting criminal case law that remains in effect.

“I believe this law puts doctors in a very difficult ethical dilemma, as well as conflicts with long-standing criminal case law,” he said.

“This law, I believe, is not consistent with the beliefs of the vast majority of my constituents,” Markey added.