South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, a potential running mate for former President Trump, defended her state’s law Sunday, saying she doesn’t think there should be exceptions to abortion regulations for rape and incest. Ta.
Nomu interview CNN’s Dana Bash said South Dakotans want their law, noting that the law allows exceptions for abortion to save the mother’s life.
When asked about her beliefs by Bash, Noem said she is “pro-life” and does not support exceptions for rape or incest.
“I believe that one tragedy should not perpetuate the next,” Noem said. “I believe in caring for mothers in crisis. We stand by them and give them the support they need before they have to be put in a situation where abortion is the only option. We believe that we should give them all the information they can and the best options they have. ”
South Dakota’s abortion ban is one of the strictest in the country. The law was an anti-trigger law that went into effect in 2022, shortly after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which had protected abortion rights across the country.
Noem is one of several Republican officials being considered by President Trump as a running mate in this year’s presidential election. She said she would accept being his running mate if he asked her “right away.”
When asked in February who he was considering, President Trump mentioned Noem and Sen. Tim Scott (RS.C.) as possible candidates.
Noem’s reaction follows an Arizona Supreme Court ruling earlier this month that reinstated a 19th century-era law that almost completely bans abortion, with exceptions for rape and incest.
President Trump has argued that abortion issues should be left to individual states, calling the law an “overreach” and urging Arizona lawmakers to “fix” it.
Noem told Bash that she agrees that abortion should be a national issue.
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