Trump ally Jeff Durbin bashed as Arizona pro-life pastor says women who get abortions should be executed

MESA, ARIZONA: On the second anniversary of the Dobbs Decision that overturned Roe v Wade, the Joe Biden campaign has highlighted remarks regarding abortion rights in the Grand Canyon State by Jeff Durbin, a supporter of former president Donald Trump.

According to the Biden campaign, Durbin, a key figure in the GOP’s opposition against the Arizona abortion law that will be voted on this November to codify the right to an abortion in Arizona state law.

In a video shared on X, formerly Twitter, on Monday, Durbin expressed, "If you take the life of a human being unjustly . . . you forfeit your right to live."

He made this statement about women who receive an abortion, equating abortion to murder and in doing so, advocating for capital punishment for those who undergo the procedure, Meidas Touch reported.

Who is Jeff Durbin and why did the Biden campaign team tweet about him on Monday?

Pastor Jeff Durbin, leading the Apologia Church in Mesa, is the founder of End Abortion Now, an organization committed to pro-life advocacy, according to AZ Central.

In January, Pastor Durbin participated in a counterprotest to the Women’s March at the Arizona Capitol.

According to ABC15, Durbin, who supported the 1864 abortion ban, was quoted saying, “What we would like to see take place in the state of Arizona is that we once again value human life, image bearers of God. We treat one another as equals and we actually afford all human beings equal protection.”

Additionally, he has spoken on election conspiracies and shared videos from the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, along with commentary sympathetic to those involved in the events that unfolded.

During this time, signatures were being collected for the Arizona for Abortion Access initiative, which has successfully obtained the required number of signatures for the November ballot.

The initiative aims to reinstate women's reproductive rights following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v Wade.

On Monday, June 24, the Biden campaign posted an audio recording of Pastor Durbin, labeling him as a "leader of Republican opposition to the Arizona abortion measure", where he allegedly expressed that women who undergo abortions should be executed.

In the audio, Durbin said, “Abortion should be considered a crime. It should be considered murder. You’re unjustly taking the live of a human being. And so that’s murder. And what I’ve said is the historic position of Christian church, that if you take the life of a human being, unjustly, then what the state owes you – if it’s proven and it’s true – is capital punishment. You forfeit your right to live.”

Internet shreds Jeff Durbin as he says women who get abortions should be executed 

Reacting to Jeff Durbin's stance about women who get abortions, one X user said, "They have a very odd and hypocritical definition of pro-life. Save the fetus, but kill the mother."

Another user said, "Fortunately, the “Christian church,” as he frames it, should never be allowed to rule our country."

Another user asserted, "An Extremist who doesn’t understand the first thing about reproductive rights. #VoteDemToRestoreRoe."

One user asked, "Why do they never say anything about the men who impregnate these women? The women didn’t get pregnant all by themselves. No punishment for the men. No vasectomies, no castration? No jail? WHY???"

Another X user quipped, "I bet his parents regret not being pro choice every hour."

Finally, one user tweeted, "Take them seriously. They are gonna kill people if you give them that power!"

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