Independent 2024 presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took to social media late Friday to clarify his stance on abortion.
kennedy Said Sage Steele said in an interview on the former ESPN host’s podcast Wednesday that he supports abortion “even at term” and “is not going to leave it up to the states.” Following a huge public response, President Kennedy issued a lengthy social media post explaining that as president he would allow abortions “up to a certain number of weeks” and retracting his position on “a notoriously divisive issue.” It seems like I did.
“I have been a champion of medical freedom throughout my career, fought for bodily autonomy, and believe in women’s maternal instincts,” Kennedy wrote on X (formerly Twitter). “What if a baby had a fatal disease that forced them to survive in intense suffering just hours or days after birth? Can we take that away from the mother? Do bureaucrats and judges have better judgment than the baby’s own mother?”
“I’m concerned about the government interfering with abortion because of cases like this. I had assumed that virtually all late-term abortions were like that. It turns out my assumptions were wrong,” he continued. “Sometimes women abort healthy, viable late-term fetuses. These cases of purely ‘elective’ late-term abortions are extremely upsetting. Once a baby is able to survive outside the womb, they should have rights and deserve society’s protection. ”
“I support the emerging consensus that abortion should be unlimited until a certain point, which I believe should be when the baby is viable outside the womb.” Kennedy wrote. “Therefore, just as in Roe v. Wade, I will allow appropriate restrictions on abortion during the last months of pregnancy.”
Abortion is a notoriously divisive issue in America, but I actually see a growing consensus that abortion should be legal up to a certain number of weeks and restricted beyond that point. Even in the reddest of red states, voters reject outright bans on abortion. And on the other hand…
— Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (@RobertKennedyJr) May 11, 2024
Kennedy added: “We need to look at why so many abortions are happening in the first place.” She described a program she might implement as president called “More Choices, More Life,” which she said would “reduce abortions” by “supporting motherhood, supporting parents, supporting families.” Stated. (Related: Donald Trump says there must be three exceptions to abortion)
Additionally, it was announced that Kennedy has accepted an invitation to speak at the Libertarian National Convention, to be held May 24-26, 2024. 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who has previously criticized Kennedy as a “Democrat plant,” also accepted an invitation to speak at the event. President Kennedy wrote on social media Saturday that he praised the Libertarian Party for its outreach to both candidates. post The United States said, “We need further communication that transcends ideological differences.”
I commend the Libertarian Party for inviting me and President Trump to its convention. This country needs more communication across ideological divides. I look forward to exploring areas of affinity, particularly our mutual commitment to the freedoms enshrined in the Bill of Rights. https://t.co/rUIHmtk9Y1
— Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (@RobertKennedyJr) May 11, 2024
