Nikki Haley delivered a speech on abortion Tuesday, in which she compared her approach to enacting antiabortion legislation to her removal of the Confederate flag from the grounds of the South Carolina Capitol.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has made moves toward entering the race, recently signed a ban on abortion after six weeks of pregnancy, a point before many know they are pregnant. Pence has said he would sign a six-week ban nationwide.
As governor, Haley signed a bill in 2016 banning most abortions at 20 weeks. The bill did not provide exceptions for rape or incest, but did allow an exception to protect the life of the mother. Since launching her campaign for president, she has avoided attaching herself to specific policy proposals or directly saying how many weeks she believes would be appropriate for an abortion ban.In her speech, she said “as a state legislator, I voted for every pro-life bill that came before me.
A Haley campaign official said she did not say she would support a 15-week ban in conversations with SBA, and that she reiterated what she said in her speech about finding consensus on a variety of antiabortion measures — including seeking consensus on a ban on late-term abortions.An SBA spokesperson said Dannenfelser’s statement of what Haley assured them was accurate. Both spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private conversations.
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