On Roe v. Wade Anniversary, Rep. Hunter Calls For Judicial ‘Sonogram Test’

Yesterday was the 34th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. Conservatives use the anniversary to hold an anti-choice demonstration on the Washington Mall.

Appearing at yesterday’s rally, Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) declared that judicial nominees should be given a sonogram test before being confirmed. “If we have a judicial applicant…who can look at a sonogram of an unborn child and not see the value of human life,” then “he will not receive a judicial appointment,” Hunter announced. “I tell you what you he will receive, he will get an appointment with an optometrist so he can get a pair of eye glasses.”

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Also yesterday, Hunter reintroduced the “Right To Life Act,” which he claims “specifically acknowledges the personhood of the unborn as supported by the U.S. Constitution.”

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UPDATE: Feministing has photos from yesterday’s events.

Full transcript:

I’ve looked carefully at the responsibilities of the president, and one of those responsibilities is to appoint judges, and we need judges who have a respect for life. Now, if we have a judicial applicant, a judicial nominee, who can look at a sonogram of an unborn child and not see the value of human life, then from this person, if I should become President of the United States, he will not receive a judicial appointment. I tell you what you he will receive, he will get an appointment with an optometrist so he can get a pair of eye glasses. Ladies and gentlemen, thanks for everything that you do. Thanks for your effort. Thanks for being out here on this cold day. We’ll see you down the line. God bless you.