Michael Hugo, the chair of the Framingham Democratic Committee, argued in a city council meeting that crisis pregnancy centers are a danger to the community because their screening might not catch a b.
By Zaitsava Olga via Shutterstock. / nullWashington D.C., Feb 24, 2023 / 16:30 pm (CNA).A local Democratic official in Framingham, Massachusetts, is facing backlash after comments he made at a city council meeting in which he said he feared disabled children place an undue burden on local taxpayers if their parents do not abort them. Michael Hugo, who serves as the chairman for the Framingham Democratic Committee and as the director of policy and government relations for the Massachusetts Association of Health Boards, made these comments while voicing his opposition to pro-life pregnancy centers. The subject of abortion came up in the context of the consideration of a proposal to declare the city council s support for "reproductive rights," a proclamation that Hugo supports."Our fear is that if an unqualified sonographer misdiagnoses a heart defect, an organ defect, spina bifida or an encephalopathic defect that becomes a very local issue because our school budget will h
have a daughter with down syndrome by the way. how is this not eugenics? it is, rachel. thank you for the opportunity to join you and speak for those who can t speak for themselves. you re 100% right, it is eugenics. in 2023, we re talking about eugenics. we have to get all aboard on calling in out. this is just so concerning. rachel: yeah, i understand there s going to be protests in the community and people are, like yourself, are calling for his resignation. this is michael hugo, that s the man who made these remarks, this is his apology and said i m writing to offer my most sincere and humble apology to members of the framington democrat committee and fellow members of the farmington disability family community for comments i made at the last city council meeting that were offensive and hurtful. is that enough for you? it s not, rachel. a couple facts for clarity, he had a opportunity to attend a
happened to festerstone family is to have concern featherstone family as our is to have ann crew as our son. and the fact that we want to talk about eugenics in 2023 is just shameful. pete: an official said they cost too much, so they should have been aborted. michael hugo, that official, has apologized, but critics say it was generic, and they want his resignation. and we are one step closer to baseball season. spring training is officially underway. i ve always wanted to go to spring training. we should bring the show down to spring training. sounds like a plan. but not without a few rule changes including pitch clock violations. watch. in the first inning, manny ma chad coe not ready at the 8-second mark. the umpire pointed to him, and that was the first official violation. pete: does he get a strike? what s the consequence? if interesting.
A local democratic official in Framingham, Massachusetts is under fire for comments made about babies born with disabilities who need access to special education.