A New Hampshire Republican lawmaker who has been under fire for defending child marriage has lashed out at his “haters” while insisting that his stance is “pro-choice.”

State Representative Jess Edwards inspired outrage last week after describing underage teenage girls as “ripe” and “fertile” while arguing against a bill to raise the age of marriage in the Granite State from 16 to 18. The bill passed by a vote of 192-174 despite objections from Edwards and others.

Edwards described critics of his underage marriage stance as “an army of control freaks that want to entice a pregnant woman into an abortion rather than allow a marriage” in a Facebook post on Monday.

  • tsonfeir@lemm.ee
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    7 months ago

    EVERY REPUBLICAN WANTS TO FUCK CHILDREN. YES, EVEN YOU.

    (You, if you’re a Republican.)

  • Delusional@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    So this guy has shown that he is not smart in the slightest and doesn’t understand basic shit so he should obviously be removed from office and never allowed anywhere near children or in any position of authority ever again. That’s what would happen in a perfect world.