David Humphreys, CEO of TAMPKO Building Products and a big-time GOP donor, has given $1 million to the Committee to Protect the Rights of Victims of Rape & Incest in order to fight Missouri’s new eight-week abortion ban.
According to the Kansas City Star, Humphreys had previously called on Gov. Mike Parson (R) to veto the bill.
“While I am personally opposed to abortion, I do support a woman’s right to choose, particularly in the case of rape or incest,” he said in late May. “And I have to believe that the politicians in Jeff City that voted for this bill would themselves support their wives or daughters’ right to choose if their loved ones were raped.”
The Committee is trying to get a referendum on the law onto the 2020 ballot.
The ACLU has also filed a lawsuit against the law.
“What an impressive crowd: the haves, and the have-mores. Some people call you the elite, I call you my base.”
— Shrubya
I’m hoping those days are finally coming to an end for the Taliban Rethugliklans. At least, David Humphreys is giving me at least some hope it will come to pass.
“While I am personally opposed to abortion, I do support a woman’s right to choose, particularly in the case of rape or incest,”
Perfectly stated. Standing firm in your own personal beliefs, while not imposing them on others,
Does anybody know the status of the ‘last clinic standing’ in KC? The judge keeps extending things 2-3 days at a time.
Rachel Maddow had a show last night on the ordering of unnecessary U/S AND how the Illinois clinic on the other side of the river is staffing up.
It’s been really sad to see how well the right-wing has moved the goal post on the entire abortion debate to only ‘rape and incest’.
Except that he framed his entire position to be one of only not imposing those beliefs on ‘rape and incest’ survivors.
"And I have to believe that the politicians in Jeff City that voted for this bill would themselves support their wives or daughters’ right to choose if their loved ones were raped.”
This should be for ALL women. NOT just those that have been raped. We need to stop letting the anti-abortionist move the goal post and frame the entire debate.