Rep. Katie Porter claims inflation ‘reinforces’ the need for abortion on MSNBC

Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., claimed on Wednesday’s “Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell” that abortion is needed after rising inflation rates.

"Well, I don’t think they compare, I think they actually reinforce each other," Porter said. "So the fact that things like inflation can happen, and it can become more expensive to feed your kids and to fuel your car, is exactly why people need to be able to be in charge of how many mouths they’re going to have to feed. So I think the fact that we’re seeing this jump in expenses, that we’re seeing people having to pay more in the grocery store, pay more at the pump, pay more for housing, is a reason that people are saying, ‘I need to be able to make my own decisions about when and if to start a family.’