You know what else I find ironic? A self-professed child advocate like Book is also in favor of abortion (child murder).
https://www.upworthy.com/lauren-book-abortion-vote
State Sen. Lauren Book filed SB60, a bill that would allow Floridians to vote on a constitutional amendment that prevents the state legislature from voting on abortion bans unless half of the legislative body is female. "No vote about us without us," Book told the Tallahassee Democrat.
"If we're not being represented in the legislative body, I don't think that older white men should be deciding what and how reproductive health care is looked at and [making] decisions that are life-altering," she told the Huffington Post.
Book also told the Huffington Post that women will continue to get abortions, even if they live in a state with restrictive abortion bans. "We need to make sure that it's healthy, we need to make sure that it's safe. We need to make sure that there's access," she said.
Currently, both the Florida House and Senate is majority male. Men make up 70% of the House, with 84 out of 120 male state representatives. In the Florida State Senate, the percentage is the same. Out of 40 state senators, only 12 are women. Florida has also been looking to pass their own anti-abortion legislation. Two bills were introduced by two different men, however no bills were actually voted on.
https://www.theflorida.report/president-of-florida-right-to-life-responds-to-sen-lauren-books-abortion-bill.html
President of Florida Right to Life Responds to Sen. Lauren Book's Bill That Would Block Legislative Votes on Abortion
@TheFlaReport @JKirklandFL
August 7th, 2019
Those in Florida who oppose Sen. Lauren Book's controversial measure are speaking out.
On Wednesday, President of Florida Right to Life Lynda Bell responded to Book's proposed bill calling for a constitutional amendment that would prohibit the Florida House of Representatives and Senate from voting on a bill that would affect access to abortions unless women legislators were equally represented.
“Lauren Book has become so radical that she wants to eliminate the constitution and clearly doesn’t understand Representative government," Bell told The Florida Report. "Her bill would halt the voice of every person -- women included -- who happened to vote for a man!"
If successful, Book's bill would undermine the electoral and legislative process in Florida, and attempt to artificially circumvent the way legislators enact and vote on legislation in the Sunshine State.
Bell is just one of many conservatives who have claimed that Book's push for fairer representation is harmful to how Florida elects its leaders. Many Floridians believe that women are already fairly represented, given the fact that every single female voter in the state had the opportunity to vote for someone who would, then, represent them.
Bell went on to offer a piece of advice to Book and other Democrats who want to alter how laws are enacted in both chambers.
"I would encourage them to take a civics course," she said.
Bell currently serves are the President of Florida Right to Life, a non-profit public service organization dedicated to protecting and fostering life itself. The pro-life organization seeks to be the catalyst that will bring about change in public opinion as well as the laws that govern the state.
