“I think [Walker] wants to arrogate to politicians more power than God has,' said Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock. Abortion was a hot topic during Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker's debate on Friday:
Republican Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker again denied allegations he paid for a former girlfriend’s abortion in 2009 during the race’s first and only debate on Friday.
The abortion allegations against Walker, running as a staunchly pro-life Christian, were not broached by Warnock, senior pastor since 2005 of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, but were raised by one of the debate moderators, who then segued to abortion policy following Walker’s denial. “I’m a Christian, but I’m also representing the people of Georgia, and that’s who I represent,” Walker said of the bill. “So what the people at Georgia stand for, I’m going to stand with them.”
Democratic candidates and groups have highlighted abortion access extensively through investments in TV and digital advertisements. According to the Associated Press, Democrats have spent more than $124 million this year on ads that reference abortion — nearly 20 times more than what was spent on abortion-related ads ahead of the 2018 midterms.
“Because I have such a profound reverence for life, it’s one of the reasons why I stood up to address this issue of maternal mortality in our country,” Warnock said, referencing his work with Republican Marco Rubio of Florida to improve maternal health outcomes.
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