OPINION (FW) – Sen. Kristen Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), a contender for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, said laws restricting access to abortion are “against Christian faith.” Gillibrand, who is Catholic, made the comment during a press appearance last week in Georgia, where Gov. Brian Kemp (R) recently approved a law banning abortion after an embryonic heartbeat is detectable, which usually occurs around six weeks into pregnancy.
“If you are a person of the Christian faith, one of the tenants of our faith is free will,” the senator argued, according to CBS News. “One of the tenants of our democracy is that we have a separation of church and state, and under no circumstances are we supposed to be imposing our faith on other people. And I think this is an example of that effort.” During her appearance in the southern state, Gillibrand unveiled the three-tiered policy she plans to implement should she become president, which is pretty unlikely, considering her abysmal polling numbers. READ MORE
