More than 50 current or former Maryland lawmakers are jointly calling out Republican Larry Hogan for trying to cover up his extensive, well-documented record opposing reproductive freedom. Hogan, who was personally recruited by Mitch McConnell to help Republicans take control of the Senate, could be the 51st seat Republicans need to push forward an extreme agenda, including a nationwide abortion ban.
Hogan has a track record opposing abortion rights, including vetoing legislation in 2022 to expand abortion access and refusing to release $3.5 million to train abortion providers. Hogan has also come under fire in recent weeks for calling Donald Trumpâs Supreme Court appointees âincredible justicesâ mere months after they helped overturn Roe.
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Baltimore Sun: Maryland lawmakers backing Angela Alsobrooks recount abortion battle with Larry Hogan
By Jeff Barker
September 13, 2024
- More than 50 current or former state lawmakers supporting Democrat Angela Alsobrooksâ U.S. Senate bid issued a statement Friday recounting their battle with then-Gov. Larry Hogan over abortion access, saying the Republican âcannot be trusted to defend womenâs freedoms.â
- âAny notion from Larry Hogan that he didnât restrict access to abortion is categorically false,â said the statement. âWe know firsthand about Larry Hoganâs record on reproductive freedoms, because weâre the women who fought back when he vetoed legislation to expand access to abortion.â
- Fridayâs statement was issued by 58 women who are either current or former General Assembly members, including House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones and Comptroller Brooke Lierman.
- The statement referenced Hoganâs 2022 veto of legislation allowing nurse practitioners, midwives and other non-physician medical professionals to perform abortions in Maryland. The Democratic supermajority in the General Assembly overrode his veto.
See also: Get the Facts on Republican Larry Hoganâs Real Anti-Abortion Rights Record
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