Meet The Utah Councilor Who Thinks 'A Baby Is Not Part Of The Body Of A Woman'
Posted on AllSides August 11th, 2022
From The Left
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: A politician seemingly lacking in basic science literacy is spreading falsehoods about female biology on social media.
The award this time goes to David Alvord, a council member in Salt Lake County, Utah, who doesn’t think women should make decisions about their own reproductive healthcare because “the baby is not part of the body of the woman.”
Alvord made the claim in response to a tweet from Vice President Kamala Harris last week in which she made no explicit mention of abortion, yet reaffirmed her trust in “the judgement of the...