Presidential Round-up: Here's what the candidates are saying about abortion
The presidential debate will be aired on Fox News at 9 p.m. on Wednesday
The GOP hopefuls will square off in a Wednesday presidential debate at 9 p.m. It will be aired on Fox News. Thus far, most of the rhetoric has been aimed at undermining Donald Trump’s support in the antiabortion movement. Trump is still the Republican frontrunner despite numerous indictments and bad publicity. Here’s what the candidates said in the past week:
The Hill first broke the news that presidential hopeful and South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott released a TV ad criticizing liberals for wanting to get rid of parental notification requirements. He also cited fetal pain as a reason for not performing abortions. Scott claimed that classist discrimination happened to poor single mothers who had abortions because people discouraged them from having children.Â
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appeared on the Glenn Beck Podcast and said the Left will weaponize former president Donald Trump’s criticism of six-week abortion bans. DeSantis said it would be used to criticize states that enacted restrictive abortion bans, hurting GOP performances during the next election.Â
The Associated Press featured a lengthy profile of Nikki Haley that dealt with her treatment of abortion during her political career. As a state legislator and governor in South Carolina, she had championed several antiabortion laws, including a 24-hour waiting period and a 20-week ban on abortion.
Former Vice President Mike Pence said Donald Trump was walking away from his commitment to the antiabortion movement. Pence supported the fetal heartbeat laws passed in Florida, Georgia, Iowa, and Ohio.
Trump responded to GOP rivals' criticisms leveled at him by saying that he was the president in office when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. He said he gave the antiabortion movement negotiating power as a result.