Bryan Caforio is running against one the GOP's most endangered House members and it's little wonder why. Rep. Steve Knight (CA-25) is the embodiment of the Republican War on Women on steroids. Sure, he's voted to shut down Planned Parenthood, but he also cosponsored a bill that would allow employers to fire single women who become pregnant. When it comes to private healthcare decisions, Knight wants to inject the government into a woman's decision to abort a pregnancy, outlawing it regardless of considerations like the life of the mother or the occurrence of rape or incest.
So to sum up Steve Knight’s female agenda: curtail affordable health care for women by shutting down Planned Parenthood, leave single women who become pregnant jobless at the whim of their employer, and force all women to carry to term regardless of any health considerations. Caforio highlights Knight's War on Women in his most recent ad. Here’s the text:
Nurse: “As a nurse, I take it personally when Republicans in Congress try to take away women’s health care by defunding Planned Parenthood. Republicans would even ban certain forms of birth control. Congressman Steve Knight is worse. He won’t even make exceptions for women who’ve been raped or abused. See for yourself.”
Rep. Steve Knight: “I am pro-life. I don’t make exception...
Nurse: “That’s just wrong. Republicans in Congress and Steve Knight are just too extreme.”
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