Leftist Robert Reich blasted as 'racist' for saying abortion bans aren't pro-life and instead target 'low-income people — especially people of color'

Far-left pundit Robert Reich is getting blasted on Twitter as a "racist" for saying abortion bans aren't pro-life, but pro-poverty and pro-inequality — and target "low-income people, especially people of color."

What are the details?

Reich — who served as U.S. labor secretary under former President Bill Clinton — posted a video to Twitter on Sunday and preceded it with the following caption text: "Let me be absolutely clear: Abortion bans are not pro-life. They are pro-poverty and pro-inequality."

In the clip — which has been viewed about a million times as of Monday morning — Reich stated that "Republican state lawmakers — almost entirely white men — have been chipping away at reproductive freedom" and creating "near insurmountable barriers" to abortion access "for low-income people, especially people of color."

Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @RBReich

The result, he says, is that "millions of low-income people will be forced to give birth, with dire consequences for both parent and child."

Reich added that research shows that "abortion access improves education, employment, and earnings — and the differences are especially large for black people."

Here's the clip:

How are folks reacting?

Reich has about 1.5 million Twitter followers, and as you might expect, many of them support his views about abortion bans.

However, others opposed Reich's views and even called him out as a "racist." Some examples:

• "Clearly the only way to deal with poverty is to kill poor children according [to] Robert Reich," wrote Roman Catholic author Ryan James Girdusky.
• "A eugenicist couldn't have said it better, Bob," reacted Republican Virginia state Delegate Nick Frietas.
• "They're not pro-poverty and pro-inequality," another commenter said. "Contraception does exist, and if you're not financially ready for kids you shouldn't be having unprotected sex."
• "By this logic, not hunting and killing the homeless is also 'pro-poverty' and 'pro-inequality'!!!" another user noted. "We could eliminate all poverty by simply eliminating unwanted poor people!"
• "Let me be absolutely clear: black babies make up the overwhelming percentage of aborted babies. You’re a racist because you’re pro-killing black babies at a higher proportion than other races," another commenter mocked.
• "Liberals care more about — and have protection laws for — unborn animals lives than unborn human lives," another user stated. "It’s evil and disgusting."
• "Being born is a dire consequence. Death by dismemberment is much better option for children, especially black children.—Robert Reich," another commenter wrote.