Debate on Abortion Legislation and Rights
They say that allows Democrats to perform abortions up until, you know, birth.
Which is ridiculous.
Which is statistically not accurate.
And it's ridiculous-
I understand that
... and it's a mischaracterization-
So-
... of the point. No, the point is, the point is we have to-
But, but do you need to be more precise?
I am being precise. We need to put into law the protections of
Roe versus Wade,
and that is about going back to where we were before the Dobbs decision.
But if, if there is the possibility through
legislation to provide any kind of
guarantee at the federal level, any kind of protection,
like the Republican proposal of 15 weeks protection-
The Republicans are also propo-
... is it worth doing something?
The repub- members, members of the Republican Party
are also proposing a national
ban. The thing that-
I'm talking about the Lindsey Graham bill, as you know.
The, and, and those proposals of giving some access,
though that's 15 weeks.
Why do you think it shouldn't be specific?
You know, out in, out in, uh, New Mexico for example,
the governor there says it
shouldn't be nailed down to a week because it should be a private matter between a
woman and her doctor. There shouldn't be a precise number put on
that.
Is that what you believe as well?
I believe that we should put the protections of Roe v.
Wade into law in the way that will happen
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