Democratic aspirant Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s team backtracked remarks he made supporting restrictions on abortion after three months of pregnancy.
“Yes, three months,” replied Kennedy, who did not appear to be confused by his noisy surroundings.
“Once a child is viable, outside the womb, I think then the state has an interest in protecting the child,” he added,a transcript posted by Vitali. “I’m for medical freedom. Individuals ought to be able to make their own choices.” “I think the states have a right to protect a child once the child becomes viable, and that right, it increases. And I think there’s very, very few abortions that are performed after that period of time anyway.”
Democrats have been hammering Republicans on the issue of abortion, seizing on polling showing a public wary of stringent restrictions.Some progressive activists have called for very light restrictions and even government aid for obtaining the procedure.Last year, the Supreme Court overturned precedents first established in Roe v. Wade guaranteeing a national right to abortion access.from the anti-abortion group Susan.
The Democratic insurgent has drawn kudos from some conservatives over his tendency to buck party orthodoxy on certain issues.may have been “ethnically targeted”The son of the late attorney general and senator from New York Robert F. Kennedy trails President Biden by 50.3 percentage points nationwide, according to the RealClearPolitics polling average.
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