Ilhan Omar equates women protesting Islamic law in Iran with abortion fight in US
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Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., compared the deadly protests in Iran to the pro-choice fight in the U.S. during a campaign event for Keith Ellison on Friday.
"As we watch the brave, incredible young girls in schools in Iran who are standing up to teachers, young women in buses and in public streets who are saying ‘no’ to the morality police – because there is no morality in trying to oppress women," Omar said. "There is no morality in forcing people to participate in a religion they don’t want to. And there is no morality in believing government’s our God. Jessica Chasmar is a digital writer on the politics team for Fox News and Fox Business. Story tips can be sent to Jessica.Chasmar@fox.com.
"So we know the women in Iran are bravely chanting, ‘Women, Life, Freedom’ for their rights, for their right to bodily autonomy," she continued. "So, here in the United States, when the right extremists are challenging our bodily autonomy, we have to stand up and say, ‘Women, Life, Freedom.’"