Idaho lawmaker not sorry for yelling ‘abortion is murder’
BOISE, Idaho — A Republican Idaho state senator yelled “abortion is murder” at a group of students who were pushing for birth control legislation at the Statehouse and now faces an ethics complaint after a post from an unverified Twitter account told them to discuss “killing babies” with a Democratic lawmaker.
Sen. Dan Foreman told The Associated Press on Tuesday that he has no plans to apologize and denied any ties to the social media account that purported to belong to him.
“I think the response was dead on and people can take exception to that — they’re welcome to their point of view — but I take abortion seriously. It’s murder,” Foreman said.
Senate President Pro Tem Brent Hill, who led a “respectful workplace training” event for all lawmakers in January, apologized for the way the students were treated and said Foreman’s behaviour reflects on the Legislature.