A Democratic candidate running in Arizona’s gubernatorial election believes 13-year-olds should be allowed to get an abortion regardless of what their parents think. (The Daily Wire)
Garcia made the stunning argument in response to a question he received in front of a Tucson crowd. The audio was posted to YouTube on Wednesday night.
“I find it really important for abortion rights. Do you think that someone who is a minor — I have two little sisters who are like 13 and 14 — do you think that a minor should be allowed to have an abortion without parental consent?” asked a female member of the audience.
Garcia replied: “Sure. Yeah. That’s a good question. That’s a tough question. Let’s put ourselves into that situation for a second. Let’s put ourselves into how tough that situation has to be. Because, folks, when people ask that question, they think they go at it for flippantly … (audio skips ahead) … parental consent probably would, to be frank with you. And they are likely in a very tough, difficult, desperate situation to be there. And, in that very difficult crossroads, in that place where there are very few places to turn, I want them to have the ability to go to a professional, to go to a counselor to make that decision with their assistance. So, yes, I do.”
In Arizona, minors under the age of 18 have to get in-person parental consent to use a tanning bed. But Garcia, standing with the party of intrusive government, thinks a 13-year-old should be able to bypass parental consent for a life-changing procedure that kills an unborn child.
Apparently, upsetting the abortion-on-demand lobby is out of the question.
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