Maryland Republican Senate candidate Larry Hogan says in a new ad that, if elected, he intends to codify Roe v. Wade into federal law and ally with President Biden on abortion.
inside 30 second ad spot“No one should ever get between a woman and a doctor,” the former Maryland governor said, as first reported by Politico.
“I’m Larry Hogan, and as governor, I promised to uphold Maryland’s abortion laws and provide over-the-counter contraception covered by insurance, and I kept that promise,” Hogan told the camera.
“Today, with the Roe Bill overturned, many of you asked what I would do in the U.S. Senate. “I support legislation that would make that happen,” he says.
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Former Maryland Governor Larry Hogan (two terms) celebrates his victory in the 2024 Maryland Republican Senate primary on May 14, 2024 in Annapolis, Maryland. (Fox News – Paul Steinhauser)
Hogan, a moderate who served two terms as a Republican governor, is vying to succeed longtime Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin, who is retiring, in blue-state Maryland.
His positions on abortion, revealed in an interview last week, place Hogan to the left of most of his party on abortion. Since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade in 2022 and declared there is no constitutionally protected right to abortion, Republicans in several states have pushed to tighten abortion regulations or ban the procedure. There is.
Democrats, including Biden, have blasted Republicans on the issue, arguing that abortion regulations deny women health care options and that former President Trump would enact a federal ban on abortion if he wins in November. . President Trump has denied the charges and insisted that each state should decide its own abortion laws, as long as they include exceptions for rape, incest and medical emergencies that threaten the mother’s life.
Mr. Biden has repeatedly called on Congress to codify a law that would override state abortion regulations, supported by many Republicans and pro-life Americans.
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Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s annual meeting on Nov. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
In an interview with The New York Times last Thursday, Hogan said he supports “reinstating Roe as the law of the land” and called himself a “pro-choice man.” Hogan, who was raised Catholic, said in a follow-up interview with The Washington Post that while he personally opposes the procedure, his position that the government should protect abortion rights is “not really “It wasn’t a big change.”
Abortion is the world’s biggest issue, according to the latest Fox News poll. self-proclaimed democrat (24%), suburban women (24%), self-identified very liberals (23%), black voters (17%), college graduates (17%), and voters under 30 (16%).
Democrats are fighting to hold on to 23 of the 34 seats they will contest in November, putting their slim 51-49 Senate majority at stake.
Republicans are targeting three seats easily won by former President Trump in 2020, in Ohio, Montana and West Virginia, where Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin is not running for re-election. Five additional states are in key battleground states for the general election.
Republicans aim to flip six Senate seats in November election
Former Gov. Larry Hogan and Democrat Angela Alsobrooks won their respective primaries on Tuesday. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images | Photo: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Hogan remains extremely popular among Maryland voters, according to polls, and his late entry into the Senate race in February to replace longtime Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin has created an unexpected headache for Democrats. They will spend time and resources defending open seats in states that were previously considered safe areas.
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Maryland Democratic Senate candidate Angela Alsobrooks is hoping to make history as the Old Line State’s first Black senator.
FOX News’ Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.
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