Republican Rep. Nancy Mace on ThisWeekABC warned her conservative colleagues that they would 'lose huge' with voters if they continue passing strict abortion bans at the state level rather than finding what she called a 'middle ground' on the issue.
April 23, 2023, 9:10 AMCommittee Chair Rep. Nancy Mace speaks during a House Administration Oversight Subcommittee and House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Subcommittee joint hearing on April 19, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.South Carolina Republican Rep.
banning most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy and another bill introduced in her home state that could impose the death penalty on women who have abortions. Mace, a "constitutional conservative who's pro-life," called those efforts "the wrong message heading into '24." "We're going to lose huge if we continue down this path of extremities and finding that middle ground -- the vast majority of people want some sort of gestational limits, not at nine months but somewhere in the middle," Mace said. "They want exceptions for rape and incest, they want women to have access to birth control."This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
Committee Chair Rep. Nancy Mace speaks during a House Administration Oversight Subcommittee and House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Subcommittee joint hearing on April 19, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
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