I also read that in February she referred to pro-life groups as abhorrent and childish.
Republican Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-NC)52%
(NC) seems to be digging herself in deeper with the pro-life base of the GOP. On Friday, Ellmers—who led a group of House Republicans in January in a maneuver that torpedoed a late-term abortion ban on the eve of the March for Life—took to her blog to defend herself as she also referred to pro-life groups as “abhorrent” and “childish.”
members of the pro-life base descended upon Washington, D.C., to celebrate both the March for Life—and what they thought would be the House passage of the Pain-Capable bill—Ellmers let the National Journal know in an interview that it was politics and votes—and not unborn babies and their mothers—that she was really concerned about.
“I have urged leadership to reconsider bringing it up next week.… We got into trouble last year, and I think we need to be careful again; we need to be smart about how we’re moving forward,” Ellmers said. “The first vote we take, or the second vote, or the fifth vote, shouldn’t be on an issue where we know that millennials—social issues just aren’t as important [to them].”
The conservative base of the GOP has called for Ellmers to be subjected to a strong primary challenge next year.
Students for Life of America president Kristan Hawkins tweeted out her response to Ellmers: