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You'd expect to hear this offensive language in the 'Handmaid's Tale' -- not from the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives.

The chair of Florida's Democratic Party, Terrie Rizzo, on comments made by state GOP House Speaker Jose Oliva in which he referred to pregnant women as "host bodies" when talking about abortion.

The chair of Florida's Democratic Party, Terrie Rizzo, on comments made by state GOP House Speaker Jose Oliva in which he referred to pregnant women as "host bodies" when talking about abortion.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.