Rep. Mike Johnson , who became the 56th speaker of the House this week, has a history of supporting anti-choice legislation and making slightly bizarre statements about his stance on abortion.“Roe v. Wade gave constitutional cover to the elective killing of unborn children in America. Period,” he said during an undated clip from a House Judiciary Committee Hearing. “You think about the implications of that on the economy.
“Roe was a terrible corruption of America’s constitutional jurisprudence,” added Johnson, who has served on the House Judiciary Committee since 2017. During a House Judiciary Committee hearing, Rep. Mike Johnson attacks Roe v. Wade, insisting that if only women were compelled to bring more"able-bodied workers" into the world, Republicans wouldn’t need to slash Social Security and Medicare.Johnson has earned an “A+” rating from Susan B Anthony Pro-Life America, one of the largest anti-abortion organisations in the country. When the Supreme Court repealed Roe v.
Pro-Choice Caucus co-chairs Reps. Diana DeGette and Barbara Lee said in a Wednesday statement that they will continue to defend reproductive rights with Johnson as speaker. “With an extreme record that includes supporting a complete nationwide abortion ban, Mike Johnson may hold the title of Speaker, but he does not speak for us or for the American people’s pro-choice majority,” the statement reads. “The Pro-Choice Caucus stands ready to counter the GOP’s extreme anti-choice, anti-freedom agenda — no matter who is holding the gavel.