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Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., defended his federal abortion bill as consistent with being a pro-life position amid criticism that it contradicts the states’ rights argument taken by Republicans just three months ago when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
Graham explained his position in an interview with Fox News Sunday,” noting that he is “pro-life even in an election year.”
“Chuck Schumer introduced legislation several months ago that would allow abortion on-demand up to the moment of birth, like China and North Korea, for the entire nation,” Graham said. “What did I do in response? I said at 15 weeks when the baby can feel pain and sucks its thumb that we’re gonna ban abortion except in the cases of rape, incest, life of the mother, we’re talking almost four months into the pregnancy. It puts us in line with France, which is at 12 weeks. Germany, England is at 14 weeks. Only in Washington is it extreme to protect the baby at 15 weeks from an excruciating death.”
“Here’s what Dobbs says: Elected officials can make the decision, state or federal. I’m not inconsistent,” he continued. “To all the states’ rights people: There’s a lot of things been done in this country under the name of states’ rights that was wrong.”
SEVERAL GOP SENATE CANDIDATES REVEAL THEY DO NOT SUPPORT 15-WEEK FEDERAL ABORTION LIMITS
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, walks to the Senate floor at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022.
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Graham announced his legislative proposal, the “Protecting Pain-Capable Unborn Children from Late-Term Abortions Act” on Tuesday. Despite criticism from Democrats and some Republicans, Graham appeared confident that the general public would support his idea.
“I’m confident the American people would accept a national ban on abortion at 15 weeks with exceptions for the life of the mother, rape and incest,…
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