During the debate, the former president used the phrase “execute the baby” to attack Kamala Harris for her support of abortion rights.
Eye on Politics reporter Jack Fink spoke about the debate with Republican Michael Williams and Democrat Kim Olson. Like the candidates, they butted heads over illegal immigration but were the most passionate about the abortion issue and whether it was right to overturn Roe v Wade.
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Republican Mike Rogers sought to dispel claims made by his Democrat opponent about his abortion stance in a new campaign ad on Wednesday.
As the debate concluded, it was clear that abortion rights will remain a central issue in the 2024 campaign. Recent polling from the Wall Street Journal shows support for abortion access at a new high, with 64% of voters saying abortion should be legal in all or most cases.
The abortion issue is still very much alive in Oklahoma. Both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris had something to say at the debate.
Deception is their business model, and has been since the beginning,” said Jenifer McKenna, an expert on the centers and cofounder of the Massachusetts Abortion Truth Campaign.
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When President Joe Biden had given bumbling remarks about abortion on the debate stage, it was widely viewed as a missed opportunity — a failure, even — on a powerful and motivating issue for Democrats at the ballot box.
Missouri's high court ruled to keep a ballot initiative to enshrine abortion rights on the ballot in November.
Florida residents say police are showing up at their homes to question whether they indeed signed a petition to put abortion rights on the ballot, but the deadline to challenge signature validity has already passed.
Vice President Kamala Harris has repeatedly said that you don't have to abandon your faith to oppose abortion bans.
We’re collecting Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump’s stances on the most important issues including abortion, economic policy, immigration and more.
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