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Sep 14, 2023 · But as her fellow millennials and Democrats increasingly skip church, it stood out when she quoted scripture on the House floor — especially because it was in defense of abortion. The issue ...
Nov 4, 2022 · Washington — West Michigan Democratic congressional candidate Hillary Scholten opened up about losing her first child to miscarriage, saying a nationwide abortion ban after 15 weeks would have...
Sep 9, 2022 · On the issue of abortion, Scholten said voters ‘overwhelmingly made their intention clear’ with all the signatures on the petition for it to be added to the ballot. She believes the new ...
Jan 13, 2023 · A freshman Democratic congresswoman who identifies as Evangelical cited a Bible verse often used by pro-lifers when speaking this week against a Republican-sponsored measure mandating medical care for infants born alive after an abortion.
- Samantha Kamman
- Washington, 20011, District of Columbia
Aug 27, 2022 · Democrats in Michigan hope to capitalize on swell of support for abortion rights. Hillary Scholten, a Democrat running for Congress, spoke with Maria D’Angelo on her porch as Scholten went door...
May 2, 2023 · Scholten has linked faith and freedom with her advocacy for gun safety legislation and abortion rights in Congress, frequently invoking parental rights and the sanctity of life to argue against abortion restrictions.
Scholten supports abortion rights. In a speech opposing the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, she cited Jeremiah 1:5, which states, "I knew you before I formed you and placed you in your mother's womb", a verse commonly cited by Christians "to make theological or scriptural arguments in favor of legal protections for preborn children".
