Aaron Rouse, a Democratic candidate for the Virginia Senate, has aired a TV ad saying his opponent, Republican Kevin Adams, 'wants to end abortion.'
Featured Fact-check"I am pro-life," Adams says on his."I believe this is an issue where we can find common ground. We need to pass laws that respect the rights of the mom and baby, limit late-term abortion by passing Glenn Youngkin's 15-week legislation, while providing reasonable exceptions to protect the life of the mother or in the instance of rape or incest.
Snidle said that a 15-week limit would prevent some women from ending their pregnancies and therefore is an abortion ban. But the ad never mentions 15 weeks: It says without qualification that Adams"wants to ban abortion" and cites a state legislator’s intent to introduce a total abortion ban.It should be pointed out that Youngkin’s 15-week compromise and bills to completely ban abortion appear to be nonstarters in the upcoming General Assembly session.
One Democrat — state Sen. Joe Morrissey of Richmond — has said he personally opposes abortions. Under the scenario presented, Morrissey would vote for an abortion ban, causing a 20-20 tie that could be broken in favor of a ban by Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears. If the Republican-led House concurred, the bill would then advance to Youngkin,in June that he would sign the 15-week compromise or"any bill … to protect life.
A problem with the scenario is that while Morrissey personally objects to abortions, he has maintained that the government should not interfere in a woman’s decision to have one.The ad does not qualify or cite proof of its claim. It refers to a news story about a senator’s intention to introduce a bill that would ban all abortions. Adams has not called for that.
Virginia now bans elective abortions at the end of the second trimester — about 26 weeks. A Rouse spokesman said the 15-week compromise is a ban because it would block some women from ending pregnancies. That qualification, however, is not in the ad. Viewers are simply told Adams"wants to ban abortion."
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