Lt. Governor Mark Robinson has spoken out against abortions, saying they’re for women who aren’t “responsible enough to keep your skirt down”. The North Carolina Lt.
Governor, who is currently running for governor, famously made the comments that abortions are akin to “killing” foetuses, whilst shaming women . His words are now featured in a political advert by state Attorney General Josh Stein – who is pro-choice – in the governor’s race, to highlight his damaging views. In Stein’s advert, titled , Robinson says that he – which would prevent people from having an abortion for any reason.
“For me, there is no compromise on abortion,” Robinson says in the clip. “It makes no difference why or how a child ended up in that womb.” He continues: “Abortion in this country is not about protecting the lives of mothers.
It is about killing the child because you weren’t responsible enough to keep your skirt down.” “It’s not your body anymore,” Robinson chillingly says at the end of the ad, further exacerbating the claims that pro-lifers want to police and control women’s and people with uteruses’ bodies. Robinson also previously made the disgusting remarks that school shootings are God’s punishment for abortions.
Not only are such comments offensive to the parents of those tragically lost in gun violence incidents (with over 1300 teenagers and 270 children lost to gun violence in 2023 in the US alone, as per ), but they also make no sense .
