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Eric Hovde on Abortion |
Baldwin: A woman's right and freedoms should not depend upon her zip code. We have services accessible in 3 out of our 72 counties. That means 69 counties, there's no access. Harrowing things are happening to women in this state. I've talked to women who face the risk of sepsis and near death before they can get the services that they needed. That's why I'm so proud to lead the Women's Health Protection Act which would restore it nationwide. My opponent has said that he is 100% opposed to abortion rights.
Eric Hovde (R): Mostly ban. In 2012 "totally opposed" legalized abortion. Supported overturning Roe v. Wade. Now supports a statewide referendum on abortion ban after 3 months. "That's more than enough reasonable time for a woman to make a choice." (The Wisconsin constitution bars referendums.)
Tammy Baldwin (D): Legal. "I am pro-choice.... Women should decide." Sponsored the 2023 Women's Health Protection Act to ensure national access to abortion; would ban state restrictions earlier in pregnancy--and later if the mother's health is at risk.
Hovde said he wants to see "less abortions," but has "always agreed with exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the mother."
"And, I agree that early on in a woman's pregnancy, she should have a right to choose," he said. "But there comes a point where a baby can be born healthy and alive that it's unconscionable ... thinking of terminating that child's life."
He declined to say how many weeks that should be, but pointed to countries that ban abortion "somewhere in the first trimester... or in the very beginning of the second trimester." He also pushed back on the idea that a national abortion ban could be enacted.