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Presidential hopeful Nikki Haley says we 'have to stop demonizing' women who have abortions

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley told Iowa State Fair-goers Saturday it is important to help women who have abortions, even though she is pro-life.

The 51-year-old Republican presidential hopeful said at the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox that she finds it unlikely that Republicans will be able to pass a federal ban on abortion and they should stop demonizing women who decide to have an abortion.

Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year some states have allowed abortions to continue. Others, like Iowa, have passed near-total bans and been "pro-life," Haley said. But it would be challenging for any Republican administration to sign a federal ban, given the makeup of Congress, Haley said.

"In order to pass a federal law, you have to have a majority of the house, 60 Senate votes, and a signature of a president. We haven't had 60 Senate votes in over 100 years," Haley said. "We might have 45. So no Republican can ban abortion any more than a Democrat can ban state laws."...........

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2023/08/12/gop-candidate-nikki-haley-speaks-on-abortion-china-at-iowa-state-fair/70552595007/

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Who is demonizing women who have abortions?
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Nikki Haley claims that Republican, Democrat, and Independent women all agree with her on ab*rtion: ā€œI’m not going to judge people for being pro-choice.ā€

https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1708618006581137877
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ā€œI refuse to demonize the issue of ab*rtion."

As President, you don't have to.  Leave it to the States where it belongs, and keep out of it.
If a political party does not have its foundation in the determination to advance a cause that is right and that is moral, then it is not a political party; it is merely a conspiracy to seize power.     -Dwight Eisenhower-

"The [U.S.] Constitution is a limitation on the government, not on private individuals ... it does not prescribe the conduct of private individuals, only the conduct of the government ... it is not a charter for government power, but a charter of the citizen's protection against the government."     -Ayn Rand-