Stephen King Receives Backlash Over Tweet About Abortion: ‘You Transphobe’

Author Stephen King sparked criticism after attempting to make an argument for abortion on Twitter.

On Thursday, King tweeted, "It has been said before, but it bears repeating: if men could get pregnant, abortion would be a sacrament."

https://twitter.com/StephenKing/status/1646635225722519553

Podcast host Clifton Duncan responded, "Delete this, you transphobe."

https://twitter.com/cliftonaduncan/status/1646710027581808640

Another user called King's take an "idiotic statement," adding, "Our whole pro life argument is that Abortion is the sacrament of the left. We did an entire show last night discussing this topic."

https://twitter.com/Catholicizm1/status/1646848749656784897

Journalist Cathy Young explained, "Trans debate aside, this was always a bad argument. 1. If men could get pregnant...it would mean we call female persons 'men' instead of 'women.' 2. We never abridge the liberties of male people? Really? 'If men were the ones killed in combat, war could be a crime.' Oh wait..."

https://twitter.com/CathyYoung63/status/1646720812370759680

One user asked, "Who wants to tell him?"

https://twitter.com/SCMountainGoat/status/1646719076054745089

Another questioned, "How long before we see him tweet an apology to the trans community?"

https://twitter.com/stormrobinson/status/1646678579839897601