Minnesota Republican on abortion: If women are ‘going to party, you got to pay the consequences’
In audio from a fundraiser held in Cottage Grove, Minn. in March, state Sen. Calvin Bahr (R-East Bethel) chastised women for partying and getting pregnant and mocked Democrats that disagree with the 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Supreme Court decision.
In audio from a fundraiser held in Cottage Grove, Minn. in March, state Sen. Calvin Bahr (R-East Bethel) chastised women for partying and getting pregnant and mocked Democrats that disagree with the 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Supreme Court decision.
After contending that overturning Roe v. Wade was the correct decision by the Supreme Court of the United States, Bahr told a volunteer in secretly recorded audio that abortion in Minnesota should be banned and women should have to “pay the consequences” for partying.
HOT MIC: While speaking to a volunteer at a fundraiser in March, Minnesota State Sen. Calvin Bahr (R-East Bethel) blamed women for their own unwanted pregnancies:
“If you’re going to party, you got to pay the consequences.” pic.twitter.com/4pJFLLzG0J
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“If you’re going to party, you got to pay the consequences,” Bahr tells the volunteer.
Bahr’s campaign did not respond to a request to comment to elaborate on his words and his abortion stance.
In May 2023, Bahr went viral after a meeting of the Legislative Audit Commission, a committee he serves on as a state senator. Bahr attended the meeting via Zoom and briefly appeared shirtless on camera when he cast a “yes” vote before quickly turning the camera off. Bahr also appeared to be laying down while an image from “Schoolhouse Rock” appeared as his background. A GOP spokesperson at the time said Bahr worked until 4:45 a.m. for his truck driving business the day before.
Bahr has served in the Minnesota state government since 2017, and he is considered one of the body’s most conservative members.
