Beto O’Rourke says abortion on day before a full-term birth is ‘a decision for the woman to make’
by Zachary Halaschak
| August 27, 2019 08:34 AM
Presidential contender Beto O’Rourke said he believes the decision to have a third-trimester abortion should be up to women, and not men or the government.
The 46-year-old Texas Democrat was speaking at the College of Charleston as part of the school’s “Bully Pulpit†series, and was asked a question by a man in the audience about third-trimester abortions.
“My question is this: I was born Sept. 8th, 1989, and I want to know if you think on Sept. 7th, 1989, my life had no value,†the man inquired, referencing a previous response the former congressman had given in Ohio on the matter.
“Of course I don’t think that. And of course I’m glad that you’re here. But you referenced my answer in Ohio, and it remains the same. This is a decision that neither you, nor I, nor the United States government should be making,†O’Rourke said. “That’s a decision for the woman to make.â€
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