{"id":1235246,"date":"2022-01-24T12:23:44","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T17:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1235246"},"modified":"2022-01-24T12:23:51","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T17:23:51","slug":"not-the-own-you-think-it-is-democrat-introduces-bill-to-stick-it-to-pro-lifers-it-backfires-bigly-and-he-apologizes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/not-the-own-you-think-it-is-democrat-introduces-bill-to-stick-it-to-pro-lifers-it-backfires-bigly-and-he-apologizes\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Not The Own You Think It Is\u2019: Democrat Introduces Bill To Stick It To Pro-Lifers. It Backfires Bigly And He Apologizes."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">42<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnot-the-own-you-think-it-is-democrat-introduces-bill-to-stick-it-to-pro-lifers-it-backfires-bigly-and-he-apologizes%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1235246&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Democratic Oklahoma Rep. Forrest Bennett told the public on Friday about a bill he filed placing more responsibility on fathers-to-be, apparently believing the legislation would hurt the pro-life movement.<\/p>\n<p>Bennett\u2019s fundamental misunderstanding of the pro-life movement and the debate surrounding abortion, however, flared up immediately online. And after the Democrat was swarmed with conservatives and pro-lifers bolstering his legislation, and pro-aborts trashing the bill, Bennett posting a lengthy <em>16-tweet <\/em>thread backpedaling and apologizing.<\/p>\n<p>Oops.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis week I filed HB3129, which codifies that a father\u2019s financial responsibility to his baby &amp; their mom begins at conception,\u201d Bennett announced Friday. \u201cIf Oklahoma is going to restrict a woman\u2019s right to choose, we sure better make sure the man involved can\u2019t just walk away from his responsibility.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This week I filed HB3129, which codifies that a father\u2019s financial responsibility to his baby &amp; their mom begins at conception.<\/p>\n<p>If Oklahoma is going to restrict a woman\u2019s right to choose, we sure better make sure the man involved can\u2019t just walk away from his responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Forrest Bennett (@ForrestBennett) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ForrestBennett\/status\/1484643409130397702?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 21, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Predictably, pro-lifers supported the idea that men need to support women they impregnate, and let Bennett know it:<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bruh. Not a single pro-life person is opposed to this. Welcome to our side. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mmiPkkzXhn\">https:\/\/t.co\/mmiPkkzXhn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chad Prather (@WatchChad) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WatchChad\/status\/1485555596594225155?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 24, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Formerly known as marriage. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1uZUgJN410\">https:\/\/t.co\/1uZUgJN410<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Katy Faust (@Advo_Katy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Advo_Katy\/status\/1485071526055477248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 23, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I endorse this! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yzRR6ujrTb\">https:\/\/t.co\/yzRR6ujrTb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kassy Dillon (@KassyDillon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KassyDillon\/status\/1485023521734594570?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 22, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">These are acceptable terms. And if you want to argue (whether through policy or the bully pulpit) that mom and dad should be married before bringing baby into the world, we\u2019ll take that too \ud83e\udd1d. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/74EQLbBoFR\">https:\/\/t.co\/74EQLbBoFR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Delano Squires (@DelanoSquires) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DelanoSquires\/status\/1484971504681066498?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 22, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I know this is meant as a gotcha, but I don&#8217;t think you will get too many pro-life people objecting to this\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9hni5oodRe\">https:\/\/t.co\/9hni5oodRe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AG (@AGHamilton29) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AGHamilton29\/status\/1484977507535364096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 22, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So your bill admits that life does begin at conception, that men = biological men and it acknowledges that having a baby is a shared responsibility between a man and the woman who\u2019s pregnant? Great work. We love it. This isn\u2019t the own you think it is Forrest! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4QvLCECozD\">https:\/\/t.co\/4QvLCECozD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/robbystarbuck\/status\/1484965579031289862?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 22, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/snpVGXSIJq\">pic.twitter.com\/snpVGXSIJq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Emily Zanotti (@emzanotti) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/emzanotti\/status\/1484922671565615104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 22, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NYN6cWhyD7\">pic.twitter.com\/NYN6cWhyD7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kyle Kashuv (@KyleKashuv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KyleKashuv\/status\/1484894396801822731?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 22, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hours later, Bennett posted a 16-tweet thread apologizing and announcing that the bill will be killed as it is. \u201cI understand how the language in my message and bill both hurt the cause instead of helping it, and I apologize for not being more thoughtful,\u201d he said in tweet 16. \u201cThanks again to everyone who genuinely engaged with me in an effort to make better policy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s part of the the full backpedaling <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ForrestBennett\/status\/1484950972480823304\">thread<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><em>Well this has been fun. I appreciate those who understood the message behind this &amp; those who provided sincere constructive feedback &amp; pointed out serious issues with practical application. Also, great way to be reminded that 280 characters isn\u2019t enough for some discussions.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I\u2019m muting this now because I\u2019ve read most if not all of the comments and I hear those who came here to help me understand angles to this that I hadn\u2019t considered. I also hear those who came here to just be mean or condescending, and hey, it\u2019s Twitter. What was I expecting?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Let me get this out of the way: obviously I\u2019m not moving forward with this bill as written. I\u2019m glad many of you understood the idea but it clearly needs work. So to actual constituents of mine like <a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1cvl2hr r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realmartypeercy\">@realmartypeercy<\/a> who requested that I go back to the drawing board, I hear you.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I\u2019ll own this: I should\u2019ve been more thoughtful &amp; thorough in crafting this bill in the first place. It\u2019s clear there are many unintended consequences, both from the language &amp; design. \u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Twitter isn\u2019t the place to try to point out that, *IF* this state outlaws abortion and *IF* it tries to define life as beginning at conception, it owes its people the kind of policy that supports &amp; helps babies &amp; parents, not just policies that force birth. But I tried to anyway.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This bill was supposed to do that, and again, while I appreciate those who see the sincere motivation behind it, I also acknowledge that it creates more problems. I seriously appreciate the thoughtful &amp; constructive input I got from people who know what they\u2019re talking about.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Then there\u2019s the wording of this. Many of you got the subtext that Oklahoma is champing at the bit to outlaw abortion &amp; define life as beginning at conception. But if you didn\u2019t, you might think I want those things. I do not.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Planning for that possible reality is important though, because as those of us who believe in abortion access fight for it, we also need to mitigate the consequences of legislation that pushes us in the other direction. We have to think practically.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>It occurred to me after I sent it that I<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic Oklahoma Rep. Forrest Bennett told the public on Friday about a bill he filed placing more responsibility on fathers-to-be, apparently believing the legislation would hurt the pro-life movement. Bennett\u2019s fundamental misunderstanding of the pro-life movement and the debate surrounding abortion, however, flared up immediately online. 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