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From Fox News: A Michigan Democratic state lawmaker said Wednesday she sterilized herself to prevent getting pregnant during President Donald Trump’s term in office.
“Just under two weeks ago, I underwent surgery to ensure that I would never have to navigate a pregnancy in Donald Trump’s America,” Michigan State Rep. Laurie Pohutsky said.
The lawmaker made the eye-popping remarks outside the Michigan State Capitol to a group of protesters gathered as part of the so-called 50501 movement, which held demonstrations across the country to voice their opposition to the Trump administration. The number 50501 refers to the group’s stated goal of holding 50 protests in 50 states on 1 day.
“I refuse to let my body be treated as currency by an administration that only sees value in my ability to procreate,” Pohutsky said.
“If you know people who are questioning how serious this is, I’m going to repeat myself: A sitting government official opted for voluntary sterilization because she was uncertain she would be able to access contraception in the future,” Pohutsky reportedly claimed.
Why she believed contraceptives may no longer be available is still a bizarre mystery.
Pohutsky, 36, is openly bisexual, a progressive Democrat, and has served in the Michigan House of Representatives since 2019.
I tend to not be publicly sentimental, but the fact that I managed to find a person who loves me despite all of my many flaws, along with the fact that I get to spend my life loving him right back, is a fate more fortunate than I imagined. https://t.co/i0hpAFHlQW
— Laurie Pohutsky (@lpohutsky19) June 13, 2023
Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman mocked Pohutsky’s announcement that she had sterilized herself, writing, “Natural selection. Darwin was right.”
Natural selection. Darwin was right. https://t.co/XhIfgSouXu
— Bill Ackman (@BillAckman) February 6, 2025
Daily Wire’s Ben Shapiro commented on the news and mocked, “So many broken people.”
So many broken people https://t.co/3I5xPu3NYN
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) February 6, 2025
Pothutsky retorted, “I think the broken people are the ones who are personally aggrieved by my personal healthcare decision, but then again you thought WAP was a crime against humanity, so go off.”
I think the broken people are the ones who are personally aggrieved by my personal healthcare decision, but then again you thought WAP was a crime against humanity, so go off. https://t.co/wyVjRDA8WD
— Laurie Pohutsky (@lpohutsky19) February 6, 2025
In another post, Pohutsky wrote, “The fact that so many conservative men take personal offense to a decision that I made with my husband about my health care and future just proves the point that we shouldn’t assume that right is secure.”
The fact that so many conservative men take personal offense to a decision that I made with my husband about my health care and future just proves the point that we shouldn’t assume that right is secure.
— Laurie Pohutsky (@lpohutsky19) February 6, 2025
A Michigan State Rep announces she sterilized herself to avoid getting pregnant in Trump’s America…
Sometimes there really are no words. pic.twitter.com/dHGVkgmcPU
— Ryan James Girdusky (@RyanGirdusky) February 6, 2025
Dem state lawmaker says she underwent ‘voluntarily sterilization’ to prevent pregnancy in ‘Trump’s America’ https://t.co/R8efMpmj6O
— Fox News (@FoxNews) February 7, 2025
In 2022, Pohutsky touted that she had opposed a bill which she said “would harm LGBTQ kids by outing them to unsupportive parents.”
Last night I spoke in opposition to a resolution that would harm LGBTQ kids by outing them to unsupportive parents. I have a message for those kids: You aren’t alone and you have elected leaders that love you for who you are and want to keep you safe. pic.twitter.com/XS4rPg4hY7
— Laurie Pohutsky (@lpohutsky19) September 29, 2022
What a bizarre story.
Bisexual Michigan State Representative Laurie Pohutsky decided to voluntarily sterilize herself to avoid getting pregnant in ‘Donald Trump’s America’ pic.twitter.com/vlki25coa6
— Nick Adams (@NickAdamsinUSA) February 6, 2025
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