Abortion has already splintered the GOP primary field, giving candidates a talking point when it comes to distinguishing themselves in the first Republican debate of the 2024 presidential election cycle.
The first Republican presidential debate is fast approaching on Aug. 23, when candidates will hope to close the gap on former President Donald Trump and separate from the rest of the pack. In this series, Up For Debate, the Washington Examiner will look at a key issue or policy every day up until debate day and where key candidates stand. Today's story will examine abortion.
Earning SBA Pro-Life America’s title of “National Defender of Life” is already a key issue in the first presidential election season in the post-Roe era.Just as Trump has not committed to participating in the first RNC debate of the 2024 presidential season, so too has he not clearly articulated his position on the federal role in abortion.
Although DeSantis has touted his six-week abortion ban in Florida, DeSantis says that he would “always come down on the side of life” as president but is not hopeful in the possibility of achieving similar federal limits to the procedure.Florida is proof that with bold leadership we can expand pro-life protections & provide more resources for mothers and families.— Ron DeSantis June 24, 2023 “I think the states have the primary jurisdiction,” DeSantis told Kelly last week.
"We won’t see legislation like that come through Congress if we don’t first win the hearts and minds of the American people," Scott said in an NBC interview in May."If we don’t have that conversation, if all we’re gonna do is demonize folks, we won’t get there."Haley’s campaign has emphasized women’s issues, including abortion and transgender debates, from a feminine perspective.
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