Where the 2024 GOP presidential field stands on abortion
by Breccan F. Thies, Investigative Reporter |
May 28, 2023 06:00 AM
Abortion is yet again shaping up to be a hot-button issue in 2024 races across the country after the past year, which saw major restrictions on the procedure for the first time in 50 years.
After the overturn of Roe v. Wade, many states pursued different strategies to limit abortions, with some enacting policies that outlaw the procedure almost entirely, and others instituting heartbeat, 12-week, and 15-week protections for the unborn.
However, while the framework set up by Dobbs returned abortion regulation to state governments, anti-abortion people are looking for some form of minimal federal protection.
SBA Pro-Life America, one of the nation's most prominent anti-abortion advocacy groups, has set the bar at a minimum 15-week national protection.
“In the 2024 presidential contest, it is critical that pro-life candidates show bold leadership and lay out a clear policy platform in contrast to their opponents who support abortion on demand up until birth, paid for by taxpayers," the group said after Gov. Ron DeSantis's (R-FL) candidacy announcement earlier this week. "The pro-life movement is looking for a national defender of life who will proudly advocate a minimum national standard to protect unborn children from painful abortions at least by 15 weeks — a standard backed by 72% of Americans — and who will work tirelessly to build consensus and gather the votes necessary in Congress."
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