This article is about the Alabama state legislator. For the Ariel Capital Management founder, chairman & CEO, see John W. Rogers Jr. For other uses, see John Rogers.
Rogers personally opposes abortion but represents a pro-choice district and votes accordingly.
Abortion comments controversy
On May 1, 2019, Rogers states, during a filibuster in opposition to a bill, designed as a challenge to Roe v. Wade, that would make performing or attempting to perform an abortion in Alabama a felony:
“Some children are just unwanted. You either kill them now or you kill them later in the electric chair.”
“Some parents can’t handle a child with problems. It could be retarded. It might have no arms and no legs.”[3]
Rogers' comments were widely decried in the media, by conservative pundits, and by the Alabama House Democratic Caucus.[4][5] Senator Doug Jones, a friend of Rogers', called him to let him know that the comments were hurtful and that he would condemn them publicly.[6]
Also criticised by Donald Trump Jr, Rogers stated the following day, May 2, 2019, that he should have been aborted and that there was something mentally wrong with him.[7] Rogers later apologized for using the word "retarded" in his criticism of Trump Jr.[6]
^"The Tuscaloosa News - Google News Archive Search".
^Brandon Moseley (2019-05-01). "Near-total abortion ban passes the House of Representatives". Alabama Political Reporter. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
^Palmer, Ewan (2019-05-02). "'Some kids are unwanted, so you kill them now or you kill them later' Alabama Rep. Criticized over Abortion Ban Remarks". Newsweek. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
^Koplowitz, Howard (2019-05-03). "Rep. John Rogers calls Donald Trump Jr. the 'r' word". The Birmingham News.
^ abJohnson, Roy (2019-05-06). "John Rogers on his mistake and how Doug Jones 'hollered;' the senator responds". The Birmingham News.
^Dunleavy, Jerry (2019-05-03). "'Alabama Democrat says Donald Trump Jr's Mother Should've Aborted Him'". Washington Examiner. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
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