An example from last night’s Nikki Haley town hall on CNN:
TAPPER: So it’s — I mean, do you have an opinion, though?
I mean, would a — if a six-week ban theoretically came to your desk, would you sign it?
HALEY: But why — why — I will answer that when you answer — when you ask Kamala and Biden if they would agree to 37 weeks, 38 weeks, 39 weeks. Then I’ll answer your question.
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No one asked them that. No one asked them how late they’re willing to go. What I’m saying is why go and put the American people through that? Why do that? Why not talk about what’s the truth?
And the truth is where can we get 60 votes? I just gave you the consensus about where I think we can come together.
TAPPER: I think Biden and Harris have been pretty clear that they don’t support any restrictions. I mean, that’s — that’s their…
HALEY: They said abortion up until the time of birth, right?
TAPPER: I don’t think that’s the language they used, but, yes, I mean, they — theoretically, they don’t support restrictions. They say it should be up to a woman, her doctor and her God. That’s — that’s what they say.
HALEY: And I think that’s the conversation we need to have, is that they agree with abortions up until the time of birth, and most Americans do not agree with that.
She is wrong and Tapper is guilty of allowing it. Yes, he uses the word “theoretically” but in fact the vast majority of Democrats were fine with all the restrictions inherent in Roe v Wade’s original decision and accepted the decisions that came after which created many obstacles and restrictions. But they do believe that women should not have to deliver babies with fatal anomalies when we have scientific ability to determine that before birth but later in the pregnancy. And they should not have to die or face long term, serious health consequences because some politicians have decided on an arbitrary date after which they can face both. I think we’ve seen the result of that in states which have enacted bans in the last year.
Tapper made it sound as though Democrats are opposed to any restrictions for any reason and that is just not the case. Nor is it even an issue!
Yes, sometimes a dire circumstance does happen and any decent human being should support allowing doctors to do what’s necessary to save women’s lives and protect their health. The rest of this is grotesque scare mongering. As we have seen from so many stories since the ban, women are being put through hell from this ignorant propaganda and it would be nice if the mainstream media didn’t help them do it.