Republican State Senator mike young has come under fire for comments he made during the abortion bill debate last week.
The Indianapolis Jewish Community Relations Council condemned Young’s remarks on the Indiana Senate floor last week that appeared to equate Judaism’s views on reproductive rights with condoning murder.
The IJRC says it views the preservation of life as paramount; while a fetus has the potential for life, such potential never supersedes the life of the pregnant woman.
It also stated “While we have differences of opinion on reproductive rights, we reject Senator Young’s characterization of our religious beliefs. We call on the Senator to immediately retract his statement and issue an apology.”
You can hear Young’s remarks at 2:11:00 in the You Tube clip.
Indy Politics is reaching out to Young.
This story will be updated.
