Congresswoman Elise Stefanik is calling on her colleagues not to run away from the issue of abortion.
The upstate Republican and chairman of the House Republican Conference told lawmakers facing a tough race to focus on deeply divisive issues.
“I think it’s important for members of Congress to not get in the way of the reality rather than address this issue,” Stefanik said at a training camp in West Virginia this week. I think that’s what he did,” he told the members, and the Democratic Party added: is the radical version of this. ”
She cited Democrats’ support for late-term abortions and the repeal of a law banning federal funding for abortions as issues unpopular with voters. USA Today reported.
“The Democratic Party is fundamentally out of touch with the American people on the issue of abortion. The Democratic Party platform, which once insisted that abortion should be “safe, legal, and rare,” is now a moment of taxpayer-funded childbirth. I fully support late-term abortions,” Stefanik told the Post. “I’m pro on everything except rape, incest, and mother’s life. This is a position supported by the vast majority of Americans. As Republicans, we are committed to supporting families, women, and children on this moral issue. We must speak loud and clear in support of our cause, and we must not allow the Democratic Party and mainstream media stenographers to lie about our position.”
This year is the first presidential election since the Supreme Court overturned Roe. v. Wade would end the federal right to abortion in 2022 and return the issue to the states.
But for many Democrats, abortion is a trump card, with polls showing more than 60% of voters oppose abortion bans that many American states are trying to introduce.
Last year, voters in deep red Ohio voted to enshrine the right to abortion into the state constitution.
A year ago, voters in Kansas, a Republican stronghold, overwhelmingly rejected a bill that would have codified abortion restrictions into the state constitution.
and Montana voters rejected the bill Health care workers would then have had to provide care to infants who were “born alive” after a failed abortion.
Republican insiders say the issue will become extremely dangerous in 2024.
Republican strategist Ryan Gardusky said, “Given the Republican losses in all abortion referendums, including Montana’s Born Alive law, it’s clear that the public is revolting against abortion regulations.” Therefore, candidates should tread carefully.”
