February 22, 2023 03:15 PM UTC

Doug Lamborn Just Makes Stuff Up, "Prime Directive" Edition

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• by: Colorado Pols

We nearly missed this arrow of flaming untruth from GOP Rep. Doug Lamborn of Colorado Springs on Friday afternoon, responding negatively to a new policy from the Department of Defense assisting service members stationed in anti-abortion states with obtaining care:

While nobody ever accused Rep. Lamborn of being a compelling advocate for or against any policy, there are a few problems with this statement worth pointing out. First and foremost, it is not now nor has it ever been the American military’s job to stop people from getting abortions, and we’re pretty sure that’s not a country we ever want to live in if it were. Second,

The “Prime Directive” is science fiction. There are either no Trekkers on Lamborn’s staff to tell him, or there is one who doesn’t know when sci-fi references are inappropriate.

Finally, as Rep. Lamborn knows, access to abortion is not a problem for his thousands of military constituents, even in conservative El Paso County, due to the state of Colorado’s robust legal protections for abortion rights. Members of the military generally do not get to pick where they are assigned, so members who grew up with rights enjoyed in one state may find themselves deprived of those rights through no fault of their own. That’s why the DoD’s policy to help service members in anti-choice states obtain care is even more necessary in a post-Roe world.

By the 23rd Century, the issue of abortion rights will (hopefully) be settled for good.