nation that says when a baby is capable of feeling pain, and abortion cannot be allowed? a 15-week ban is a deal. it s time has come, it is supported by 70% of the american people. to help us separate fact from fiction, let s bring in georgetown university law professor michele goodwin, the author of policing the womb, invisible women and the criminalization of motherhood. michelle, i didn t even know where began with a number of falsehoods that were spotted on that stage. how about we start with what we heard from tim scott riley abortion on demand. really taking what is a medical rarity and trying to frame it as a question of choice. the complicated matter here is that, in the backdrop of this, we have litigation in
in every state in the nation that says when a baby is capable of feeling pain an abortion cannot be allowed? a 15 week band is an idea whose time has come. it supported by 70% of the american people. it will take unapologetic leadership, leadership that stands on principal and expresses compassion. i will do that as president of the united states. he called my name so i want to respond. first of all, i will say its in the hands of the people and that is where it should be. when you are talking about a federal ban, be honest with the american people. there were 45 pro-life senators in over 45 years. no republican president can ban abortions any more than a democratic president can ban all the state laws. don t make women feel like they have to decide on this issue when you know we don t have 60 senate votes in the house. 70% of the american people support legislation and ban
we must solve the issue can t we have a minimum standard and every state in the nation that says when a baby is capable of feeling pain, and abortion cannot be allowed? a 15-week ban is a deal. it s time has come, it is supported by 70% of the american people. to help us separate fact from fiction, let s bring in georgetown university law professor michele goodwin, the author of policing the womb, invisible women and the criminalization of motherhood. michelle, i didn t even know where began with a number of falsehoods that were spotted on that stage. how about we start with what we heard from tim scott riley abortion on demand. really taking what is a medical rarity and trying to frame it as a question of choice. the complicated matter here is that, in the backdrop of this, we have litigation in
nation that says when a baby is capable of feeling pain an abortion cannot be allowed. 15 week ban is idea whose time has come. we should not have a federal abortion ban, we should not. no republican president can ban abortions anymore than a democrat president could ban state laws. sandra: and the chair woman of the rnc mcdaniel commended them for the performance on the stage, had this warning following the debate. i was very pleased to see them talk about abortion. democrats use that in 2022, they spent 350 million on abortion, if our candidates aren t able to fund a response and put out a response we are not going to win, they are going to do it again in 2024 and i thought all of them did a really good job on that. sandra: if our candidates are not able to find a response and put out a response, we are not going to win. this is emerging as a bigger and bigger issue, obviously after what we saw happen and play out
cause. i have been a champion for life in congress and as governor and as vice president. to be honest with you, nikki is my friend. but our consensus is the opposite of leadership. when the supreme court returned this question to the american people they didn t just send it to the states only. it s not a states only issue. it s a moral issue. i promise you as president of the united states, the american people will have a champion for life in the oval office. can t we have a minimum standard in every state in the nation that says when a baby is capable of feeling pain an abortion cannot be allowed? a 15 week band is an idea whose time has come. it supported by 70% of the american people. it will take unapologetic leadership, leadership that stands on principal and expresses compassion. i will do that as president of the united states. he called my name so i want to respond.