Sen. Steve Daines of Montana, a long-time opponent of abortion rights, has been hoping to see the Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade — and it appears that he is going to get his wish. The Republican senator and hardcore social conservative reiterated his anti-abortion views during a May 10 speech on the Senate floor, arguing that if the eggs of sea turtles enjoy legal protection, there is no reason why abortion should be legal. And he is being brutally mocked on social media for his ridiculous analogy.
Daines on Abortion: Why do we have laws in place to protect the eggs of a sea turtle or the eggs of eagles… pic.twitter.com/yr0dM7aaAs
— Acyn (@Acyn) May 10, 2022
The 59-year-old Daines, during his speech, told his colleagues, “If you were to take or destroy the eggs of a sea turtle — now I said, the eggs…. The criminal penalties are severe: up to a $100,000 fine and a year in prison. Now, why do we have laws in place to protect the eggs of a sea turtle, or the eggs of eagles? Because, when you destroy an egg, you’re killing a pre-born baby sea turtle or a pre-born baby eagle. Yet when it comes to a pre-born human baby rather than a sea turtle, that baby will be stripped of all protections in all 50 states…. Is that the America the left wants?”
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It didn’t take Twitter users long to point out how idiotic and horribly flawed Daines’ comparison was:
1. Eggs are laid separately from the mother bird/reptile
2. Women are not birds/reptiles
3. Human embryos aren't endangered species— Dr. Ohm 🇺🇲🌊🇺🇦 (@HereToRebuild) May 10, 2022
I have to admit, of all the ways to justify forcing pregnant people to keep a medically and financially detrimental pregnancy, I never had "because we protect fish eggs" on the bingo card. https://t.co/DqiGe5M0n2
— Ives (Buy "Spilled Milk" on B&N) (@itisi_ives) May 7, 2022
So now women are being compared to endangered animals??? If that doesn't sound like they want a BREEDIN PROGRAM instead of just caring about babies I don't what else to say.
— AlleyCatRanch 🇺🇦 (@AlleyRanch) May 10, 2022
MSNBC’s Katie Phang mocked Daines with dry humor:
You know he practiced that dozens of times before his mirror at home, and each and every time, he thought it was amazing.
— Katie Phang (@KatiePhang) May 10, 2022
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