Lauren Boebert Blames Nation’s Falling Birth Rate on Abortion, Overlooking Data That Says Otherwise
The Colorado representative made the misleading claim during a congressional hearing on immigration law, suggesting that stopping abortions is a better way to boost the U.S. population than embracing immigrants
The Colorado representative made the misleading claim during a congressional hearing on immigration law, suggesting that stopping abortions is a better way to boost the U.S. population than embracing immigrants.
Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert erroneously blamed the United States' declining birth rate on abortion during a congressional hearing on immigration law this week.
On Wednesday, the far-right congresswoman took a moment while speaking during a House Oversight Committee hearing to claim that the nation’s birth rate is falling due to “nearly 1 million abortions” a year — overlooking more prevalent financial and social factors that have been linked with the decline.
“My colleagues just asked if our birth rate was declining here in America and the answer was yes,” said Boebert, 37. “Well, of course it is. We have nearly 1 million abortions in our country a year."