The Onerous and Not Ironic Platform of Senator Paul Honig
An Onerous Platform Built on Injustice
Paul Honig did not merely run as a politician with opinions on taxes, infrastructure, or fiscal policy. He ran as The Pro-Choice Candidate—a title that carries an enormous moral weight. His platform was not just an abstract policy position but a declaration that the unborn are not human, are not alive, are not made in the image of God, and may be slaughtered at will.
This is not just a policy debate. It is the justification of murder.
A senator’s first duty is to uphold justice, to defend the most vulnerable, and to protect the rights of the weak from the strong. Yet, Paul Honig’s platform denies protection to the weakest and most voiceless among us: preborn children.
He took an oath to uphold both the U.S. and Connecticut Constitutions. But what does that mean when he actively supports policies that strip an entire class of people—the unborn—of their most basic right to life?
The Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees equal protection under the law. The Preamble to the Constitution speaks of securing liberty "to ourselves and our posterity." Yet, Paul Honig has pledged his political career to ensuring that this posterity may be killed without consequence.
The Connecticut State Constitution, Article 1, Section 1, declares:
"That all men when they form a social compact, are equal in rights; and that no man or set of men are entitled to exclusive public emoluments or privileges from the community."
If all men are equal in rights, then no one—no matter how powerful—has the right to deny life to the powerless. Yet, Senator Honig has pledged to do exactly that. He is not neutral. He is an active agent of the legalized killing of over 10,000 babies per year in Connecticut—paid for in part by taxpayer dollars. Approximately 60% of these abortions are funded by the state through the HUSKY Medicaid program.
This is the weight of his platform. This is why it is onerous.
The Ironic Hypocrisy of the Pro-Choice Movement
And yet, there is an irony—one that exposes the hypocrisy of the very movement that elevated Paul Honig to power.
For decades, the pro-choice movement has repeated a central tenet: Men cannot have an opinion on abortion because they do not have a womb. "No uterus, no opinion," they say. Men are told to sit down, be silent, and leave the decision to women.
I have debunked this fallacy in previous writings, exposing it for the weak and self-refuting argument that it is. But because this slogan remains a foundational doctrine of the pro-choice movement, Paul Honig and those who voted for him must own it.
Yet, here stands Senator Paul Honig, a man with no womb, holding and enforcing a pro-choice stance with full authority.
His leadership in expanding abortion access is welcomed by the very people who claim men have no say. His votes, his advocacy, and his power are not dismissed because he is a man. Instead, they are embraced—so long as they support abortion.
But if abortion were truly about "women’s choice," why does a man’s voice suddenly count when he promotes it? Why is the standard different for men like Paul? The hypocrisy is as glaring as it is predictable.
The truth is, the pro-choice movement does not silence men. It only silences men who oppose abortion.
This is not just ironic. It is deceitful. It is the manipulation of language to suppress opposition while elevating those who serve its agenda.
A Thorn in His Side, A Stone in His Shoe
Now, Paul Honig is my senator. That means he is stuck with me, just as I am stuck with him. He ran for office to represent this district. That means he represents me—a man who stands for the abolition of abortion. He has chosen this position, and with it, he has chosen to be confronted with the truth.
Unlike many of his colleagues—who have sworn at me, mocked me, and treated me with outright contempt—Paul has been polite, respectful, and measured in our interactions. I appreciate that.
But make no mistake: Respect does not erase responsibility.
I will be a stone in his shoe, a thorn in his side, an ever-present reminder that the preborn have a defender in this district. I will be heard, and not just by him. Abolitionism is growing. The voices crying out for justice will not be silenced.
Abolition Cannot Be Moderated
William Lloyd Garrison once wrote:
"I am aware that many object to the severity of my language; but is there not cause for severity? I will be as harsh as truth, and as uncompromising as justice. On this subject, I do not wish to think, or speak, or write with moderation. No! no! Tell a man whose house is on fire to give a moderate alarm; tell him to moderately rescue his wife from the hands of the ravisher; tell the mother to gradually extricate her babe from the fire into which it has fallen—but urge me not to use moderation in a cause like the present. I am in earnest—I will not equivocate—I will not excuse—I will not retreat a single inch—AND I WILL BE HEARD.”
Garrison spoke against the horrors of slavery. I speak against the horrors of legalized child sacrifice in Connecticut.
Over 10,000 babies are legally murdered in this state every single year. These children have no voice, no representation, and no legal protection. And Senator Paul Honig has committed himself to keeping it that way.
A Call to Repentance
Paul, I have called you to repentance before, face to face. I do so again now, in writing.
You are a man made in the image of God. You are not beyond redemption. But you will stand before the Lord one day and give an account for how you used your position. Will you continue to justify and defend the slaughter of the innocent?
Or will you turn, repent, and use your office to protect those who cannot protect themselves?
There is no neutral ground in this fight. You are either with the oppressed or with the oppressors.
"Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction. Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy." – Proverbs 31:8-9
"Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed; To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!" – Isaiah 10:1-2
"To him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin." – James 4:17
I Am an Abolitionist, Not a Pro-Lifer
I am not a pro-lifer. I am an abolitionist. The pro-life movement has spent decades compromising—offering half-measures, weak regulations, and gradualist strategies that leave abortion in place. I will not equivocate. I will notcompromise. I will not back down.
I am the voice of Connecticut’s posterity—the tens of thousands of children legally killed in this state each year.
And I will not be silent.
Paul Honig may hold office today, but history will remember those who stood for truth and those who enabled evil.
I do not equivocate. I do not excuse. I do not retreat.
And I will be heard.
In Christ,
Norman Harold Patterson Jr.
Director, Connecticut Foundation to Abolish Abortion
www.AbolishAbortionCT.org