McAuliffe Claims ‘Abortion Will Be Gone’ in Virginia If GOP Candidate Wins
Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe insists access to abortion in the state would be eliminated if Glenn Youngkin, the Republican candidate, wins in November. “Abortion will be gone here in…
Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe insists access to Abortion in the state would be eliminated if Glenn Youngkin, the Republican candidate, wins in November.
“Abortion will be gone here in Virginia,” McAuliffe told reporters on Tuesday. “With the Trump court, now what you’re seeing happen in Texas, with a candidate like Glenn Youngkin who said he will go on the offense to ban abortions and defund Planned Parenthood.”
He added, “If Glenn Youngkin is elected governor, women’s rights, reproductive rights will be taken away.”
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PolitiFact says that McAuliffe’s claim “stretches” what Youngkin has promised to do in terms of an Abortion ban.
The fact-checking site notes that the Republican candidate has “never said he would ban all abortions.”
“Youngkin supports banning most abortions when a fetus can feel pain, arguably 20 weeks into pregnancy. Virginia now allows an unimpeded path to Abortion