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Santos Waited For Two Weeks After The Election To Concede, After Having Accused His Opponent Of “Making Irresponsible Unfounded Predictions” By Claiming Victory
Santos Waited For Two Weeks After The Election To Concede. “U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Glen Cove) won re-election to his third term after Republican challenger George Santos conceded the race on Tuesday. Santos was leading Suozzi in the unofficial early returns after the polls closed on Election Day, but the incumbent cam...
Nov. 6: Santos Tweeted That Rep. Suozzi Was “Making Irresponsible Unfounded Predictions” And That The DNC “Will NOT Steal This Seat, The People Have Spoken!”
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[Twitter, @Santos4Congress, 11/6/20]
Santos Lost To Suozzi In 2020 By More Than 12 Points
Santos Lost To Suozzi In 2020 “By More Than 12 Points.” “Devolder-Santos, who became Harbor Capital’s New York regional director in June 2020 but was not named in the SEC complaint, denied any knowledge of malfeasance at the firm. […] The candidate joined the company in the middle of his first attempt at winning Suozz...
Santos Supported Allowing States To Ban Abortion With No Exceptions For Rape, Incest, Or The Life Of The Mother, And Was “In Favor Of Criminal Charges” For Doctors Who Performed Abortions
Santos Said He Was “Unapologetically Pro Life,” Called Democrats “Pro Infanticide,” And Said That Abortion Was Murder
Oct. 3, 2021: Santos Said He Was “Unapologetically Pro Life.”
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[George Santos, Twitter, 10/3/21]
Sept. 23, 2020: Santos Said Democrats Were “Pro Infanticide.”
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[George Santos, Twitter, 9/23/20]
Feb. 19, 2019: Santos Shared A Facebook Post That Said “#abortionismurder.”
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[Facebook, George Santos for Congress, 2/19/19]
June 2022: Santos Said “The Supreme Court Acted Correctly” In Overturning Roe V. Wade, Which Meant He Supported Letting States Ban Abortions With No Exceptions For Rape, Incest, Or The Life Of The Mother
June 24, 2022: Santos Said “The Supreme Court Acted Correctly” In Overturning Roe V. Wade.
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[George Santos for Congress NY-3, Facebook, 6/24/22]
Sept. 2020: Santos Said He Would Vote To Ban Abortion As A Member Of Congress And “Would Be In Favor Of Criminal Charges For Doctors” Who Performed Them
Santos Said He Would Vote To Ban Abortion In The U.S. As A Member Of Congress. “As for the abortion issue, Santos, who says he grew up in a ‘religious household,’ says that should he be in office for an overturning of Roe v. Wade by the Supreme Court and should legislation toward banning abortion be put before the Hous...
Santos Said He “Would Be In Favor Of Criminal Charges For Doctors” Who Performed Abortion If They Were Outlawed. “As for the abortion issue, Santos, who says he grew up in a ‘religious household,’ says that should he be in office for an overturning of Roe v. Wade by the Supreme Court and should legislation toward banni...
House Republicans Sharing Santos’ Stances Have Pushed Abortion Bans In Congress That Would Criminalize Doctors And Ban Birth Control Pills, IUDs, IVF, Contraception, And Some Cancer Treatments
Heartbeat Protection Act Made It A Crime For A Physician To Knowingly Perform An Abortion If Fetus Had Detectable Heartbeat Or Without Testing If Fetus Had Detectable Heartbeat. “This bill makes it a crime for a physician to knowingly perform an abortion (1) without determining whether the fetus has a detectable heartb...
• Heartbeat Protection Act Provided Exception For Life Of The Mother. “It provides an exception for an abortion that is necessary to save the life of a mother whose life is endangered by a physical (but not
psychological or emotional) disorder, illness, or condition. A physician who performs a prohibited abortion is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, up to five years in prison, or both. A woman who undergoes a prohibited abortion may not be prosecuted for violating or conspiring to violate the provisions of this bill.”...
• Bill Text Did Not Include Exception For Rape Or Incest; Did Not Allow For “Psychological Or Emotional” Conditions As Justification For Exemption. “A defendant indicted for an offense under this section may seek a hearing before the State Medical Board on whether the physician's conduct was necessary to save the life ...
• Violation Of The Heartbeat Protection Act Would Punish Physicians That Violated The Parameters Of The Bill With Up To 5 Years In Prison. “shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both. This subsection does not apply to an abortion that is necessary to save the life of a mother whose lif...
The Life At Conception Act Implemented Equal Protection For Unborn Fetuses Based On The Idea That Human Life Begins At The Moment Of Conception. “U.S. Senator Rand Paul today introduced the Life at Conception Act. The legislation would implement equal protection under the 14th Amendment for the right to life of each bo...
• The House Version Of The Life At Conception Act Was Introduced By Rep. Alex Mooney In February 2021 And Had 154 Cosponsors. [Congress.gov, HR 1011, accessed 6/1/22]
• The Language Of The 2019 “Life At Conception Act” Was Identical To 2021’s HR 1011 And Rand Paul’s 2021 S99. [HR 616, introduced 1/16/19; HR 1011, introduced 2/11/21; S 99, introduced 1/28/21]
The Life At Conception Act Would Ban All Abortions With No Exceptions For Rape, Incest, Or To Save The Life Of The Woman. “The bill would grant constitutional rights to fertilized eggs, embryos, fetuses, and clones. It would effectively ban abortion with no exception for rape, incest, or to save the life of the pregnan...
The Life At Conception Act Would Ban Birth Control Pills, IUDs, Emergency Contraception, In Vitro Fertilization And Some Cancer Treatments. “The bill would grant constitutional rights to fertilized eggs, embryos, fetuses, and clones. It would effectively ban abortion with no exception for rape, incest, or to save the l...
Washington Post: Supreme Court’s Draft Opinion Striking Down Roe v. Wade Could Create New Momentum For The Life At Conception Act, A “Total Ban On Abortion.” “Several abortion bans have already been introduced in Congress. A six-week abortion ban has been introduced in the House, by Rep. Mike Kelly (R-Pa.), and the Lif...
and well over 100 Republicans in the House have co-sponsored the measure, signaling that many would like to see a total ban on abortion. While none of those proposals have gone anywhere in the past, activists say the Supreme Court decision could give them more prominence in the public debate.” [Washington Post, 5/2/22]...
Santos Indicated He Would Support Abortion Exceptions In The Case Of Rape, Incest, Or Life Of Mother, But He Also Advocated Allowing Rape Victims To Get Abortions Only If They Had “Proven Police Documentation”
In A 2020 Questionnaire, Santos Suggested Indicated He Supported Exceptions To Pro-Life Legislation “If Pregnancy Is A Product Of Rape Or Incest” And “If The Mother’s Life Is At Risk”
Santos Said He Supported Exceptions To Pro-Life Legislation “If Pregnancy Is A Product Of Rape Or Incest” And “If The Mother’s Life Is At Risk.”