Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) Far right, there holding the photo of what he claimed was a human fetus, during a House hearing on endangered species.
But anti-abortion advocates began their comments with an attack on Democrats and appeared to suggest that abortion means babies should be put on the registry, Colorado Public Radio reported.
“I want to say before the opening, you know, because we’re talking about the Endangered Species Act, I’m just wondering if my colleagues on the other side are going to put babies on the endangered species list,” he said. holding the picture.
“These babies are born in Washington DC, full term,” Boebert said. “I don’t know, maybe this is a way to save some children in the United States.”
Boebert later railed against the Endangered Species Act, claiming it was “weaponized by extremists, extremist environmentalists, to block the activities of various common-sense uses that they disagree with.”
Boebert’s photo stunt drew criticism on social media, where he was slammed as “beyond deplorable.”