Meet the Press interviews for 2023 races: on Abortion


Tate Reeves: I believe that clearly life begins at conception

I don't think that it is going to apply to those that choose to use birth control. I believe that clearly life begins at conception. I am trying very hard to make sure that everyone in America knows that the overturning of Roe certainly puts the decision-making on abortion policy back in the elected representatives in each of the 50 states. That, by the way, is where the decision-making was in America for the first 200 years of our country until 1972 when, in my opinion, Roe was wrongly decided.
Source: Meet the Press on 2023 Mississippi Governor race May 8, 2022

Vivek Ramaswamy: I believe that abortion is a form of murder

So, I believe in being principled on this, Chuck. I'm unapologetically pro-life. And like many in the pro-life movement, I believe that abortion is a form of murder. Murder, though, is regulated by the states, not by the federal government. I believe in the Constitution. I think Roe was wrongly decided. I've said so for a long time. This is a matter for the states, not the federal government. And I stand, I stand on principle there.
Source: Meet the Press on 2023 Presidential hopefuls Apr 30, 2023

Doug Burgum: I support the Dobbs decision but wouldn't sign a federal ban

Well, my position is that I support the Dobbs decision, and this is the decision that should be left to the states. And what's going to pass in North Dakota is not ever going to pass in California and New York and wouldn't even pass in the state of Minnesota. That's why I'm on the record saying that I would not sign a federal abortion ban.
Source: Meet the Press on 2023 Presidential primary hopefuls Jul 9, 2023

  • The above quotations are from Meet the Press interviews for 2023 races
    (Chuck Todd interviewing candidates for 2021-2023 races).
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2016 Presidential contenders on Abortion:
  Republicans:
Gov.Jeb Bush(FL)
Dr.Ben Carson(MD)
Gov.Chris Christie(NJ)
Sen.Ted Cruz(TX)
Carly Fiorina(CA)
Gov.Jim Gilmore(VA)
Sen.Lindsey Graham(SC)
Gov.Mike Huckabee(AR)
Gov.Bobby Jindal(LA)
Gov.John Kasich(OH)
Gov.Sarah Palin(AK)
Gov.George Pataki(NY)
Sen.Rand Paul(KY)
Gov.Rick Perry(TX)
Sen.Rob Portman(OH)
Sen.Marco Rubio(FL)
Sen.Rick Santorum(PA)
Donald Trump(NY)
Gov.Scott Walker(WI) 		Democrats:
Gov.Lincoln Chafee(RI)
Secy.Hillary Clinton(NY)
V.P.Joe Biden(DE)
Gov.Martin O`Malley(MD)
Sen.Bernie Sanders(VT)
Sen.Elizabeth Warren(MA)
Sen.Jim Webb(VA)

2016 Third Party Candidates:
Gov.Gary Johnson(L-NM)
Roseanne Barr(PF-HI)
Robert Steele(L-NY)
Dr.Jill Stein(G,MA)
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