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The comparison between getting an abortion and hiring a hitman is one that Pope Francis has used on more than one occasion to criticize abortion.
Award-winning comedian Chris Rock compared paying for an abortion to hiring a hitman during a new Netflix special, echoing rhetoric used by Pope Francis, who has made that comparison in the past.
During his March 4 special, Chris Rock: Selective Outrage, the comedian, who is known for courting controversy, turned to an issue that most celebrities won’t touch: abortion.
“There’s a part of me that’s pro-life,” he said, before using humor to remind the audience that abortion “is killing a baby.”
“I believe women should have the right to kill babies,” Rock said. “That’s right, I’m on your side. I believe you should have the right to kill as many babies as you want. Kill them all, I don’t give a [expletive]. But let’s not get it twisted, it is killing a baby.”
Rock further compared the process of obtaining an abortion to the process of obtaining a hitman.
“Whenever I pay for an abortion, I request a dead baby,” Rock said. “Sometimes I call up a doctor like a hitman: ‘Is it done?’”
Rock reassured the audience that “I am absolutely pro-choice” because “I want my daughters to live in a world where they have complete control of their bodies.”
He then showed in no uncertain terms that abortion means taking the life of a human being.
Continued below.
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Award-winning comedian Chris Rock compared paying for an abortion to hiring a hitman during a new Netflix special, echoing rhetoric used by Pope Francis, who has made that comparison in the past.
During his March 4 special, Chris Rock: Selective Outrage, the comedian, who is known for courting controversy, turned to an issue that most celebrities won’t touch: abortion.
“There’s a part of me that’s pro-life,” he said, before using humor to remind the audience that abortion “is killing a baby.”
“I believe women should have the right to kill babies,” Rock said. “That’s right, I’m on your side. I believe you should have the right to kill as many babies as you want. Kill them all, I don’t give a [expletive]. But let’s not get it twisted, it is killing a baby.”
Rock further compared the process of obtaining an abortion to the process of obtaining a hitman.
“Whenever I pay for an abortion, I request a dead baby,” Rock said. “Sometimes I call up a doctor like a hitman: ‘Is it done?’”
Rock reassured the audience that “I am absolutely pro-choice” because “I want my daughters to live in a world where they have complete control of their bodies.”
He then showed in no uncertain terms that abortion means taking the life of a human being.
Continued below.
In Netflix Special, Chris Rock Likens Abortion to Hiring a Hitman, Echoing Pope Francis
The comparison between getting an abortion and hiring a hitman is one that Pope Francis has used on more than one occasion to criticize abortion.
