Scott Pruitt in National Public Radio


On Abortion: Claimed abortion linked to breast cancer & infertility

In the state Senate, he sponsored legislation to restrict abortion, including an "informed consent" bill. "[Women] need to know that there's a link with breast cancer," Pruitt said in 2003. "They need to know that there's a risk with infertility; they need to know that there are emotional risks attendant with abortion procedures." Leading medical groups say all of those claims are either false or misleading.
Source: National Public Radio on 2022 Oklahoma Senate race May 1, 2018

On Principles & Values: A Christian worldview means God has answers to our problems

Pruitt is a former trustee with the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and he says his faith forms the foundation of his politics. "A Christian worldview means that God has answers to our problems," said Pruitt, according to the seminary's website. "And part of our responsibility is to convey to those in society that the answers that he has, as represented in Scripture, are important and should be followed, because they lead to freedom and liberty."
Source: National Public Radio on 2022 Oklahoma Senate race May 1, 2018

On Principles & Values: Fought removing 10 Commandments display from state Capitol

When Pruitt became Oklahoma's attorney general after the 2010 election, he continued to pursue many of these priorities. He fought a move by Oklahoma's Supreme Court to remove a public display of the Ten Commandments at the state Capitol, and he joined a lawsuit against the federal government over the Affordable Care Act's contraception mandate.
Source: National Public Radio on 2022 Oklahoma Senate race May 1, 2018

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