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Republican congressional candidate Richard Holtorf, a staunch opponent of abortion, described the benefits of the abortion he financed.
DENVER — Republican State Rep. Richard Holtorf, a candidate for Colorado’s 4th Congressional District, disclosed Friday that he financed an abortion for one of two girlfriends he impregnated, saying it helped her “live her best life.”
Holtorf, who represents the Eastern Plains, made the comment while discussing a resolution by Democrats marking the landmark Roe v. Wade decision that established the right to an abortion.
“I respected her rights and actually gave her money to help her through her important, critical time so she could live her best life,” Holtorf said.
Holtorf was a sponsor of a failed 2020 measure to ban abortion in Colorado after 22 weeks. In 2022, Holtorf made headlines when he dropped his handgun in the state Capitol while rushing to the floor to cast a vote against abortion rights.
Holtorf did not appear to recognize the disconnect between his statement lauding the benefits of abortion access for his pregnant girlfriend and his staunch opposition to abortion rights, which led him to call abortion rights supporters “godless heathens” last year.
He went on to tell House colleagues Friday that he “had another beautiful woman” and got her pregnant, as well. That woman, Holtorf said, chose not to have an abortion but rather give up the child for adoption, a choice he praised.
“I have so much lived experience, you have no idea,” Holtorf said.
Holtorf is one of several Republicans running for Colorado’s 4th Congressional District to replace Republican U.S. Rep. Ken Buck, who is not seeking re-election.
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