Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Alexandria Ocasio-CortezWells Fargo CEO issues apology after saying there was a 'limited pool of Black talent' Brand responds to Trump claim protesters throw tuna cans at police: 'Eat em, don't throw em' CNN's Don Lemon: 'Blow up the entire system' remark taken out of context MORE (D-N.Y.) implied in a tweet Thursday that if male politicians could become pregnant, there would be more support for abortion rights.

"If male politicians could get pregnant, there would be as many Planned Parenthood clinics as there are Post Offices," the freshman lawmaker tweeted, citing a tweet by performer Barbra Streisand Barbara (Barbra) Joan StreisandCelebrities mourn Ginsburg, call for voters to act George Floyd's 6-year-old daughter becomes Disney stockholder thanks to Barbra Streisand Former Obama Ebola czar Ron Klain says White House's bad decisions have put US behind many other nations on COVID-19; Fears of virus reemergence intensify MORE that said "If these male GOP elected officials could get pregnant, there would be free abortion nationwide."

If male politicians could get pregnant, there would be as many Planned Parenthood clinics as there are Post Offices. https://t.co/2YUR8Htpqm — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) May 16, 2019

Her tweet comes a day after Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R) signed legislation that outlaws all abortions except in cases where the mother's life is in danger. Twitter users have called out the state's largely white and male lawmakers for their votes to pass the bill.

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Missouri's state Senate Thursday passed a bill banning abortions at eight weeks of pregnancy except for in medical emergencies. Several other states have also recently passed or advanced "heartbeat" that would ban abortion as early as six weeks into pregnancy.