AOC’s woke-speak undermines her pro-choice cause

Published September 8, 2021 4:58pm ET



The Left’s woke ideology has become so absurd and illogical that its proponents can’t even keep up with it.

During an interview with CNN this week, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez struggled to identify who exactly is affected by Texas’s new pro-life law restricting abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected. First, the New York Democrat labeled them as “people who give birth.” Then, she admitted the law really just affects “women’s bodies.” Realizing her mistake, she pivoted back to describing the targeted group as “people who are not cisgender men” and “any menstruating person.”

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