Tim Walz Masterfully Pushes Back On The Right's Abortion Talking Points

Source: Huff Post

Oct 6, 2024, 03:46 PM EDT


Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz skillfully combated right-wing talking points about reproductive rights on Sunday, calling them “a distraction” from the reality of women’s health care declining as a result of restrictive anti-abortion policies.

The Democratic vice presidential candidate spoke with host Shannon Bream on “Fox News Sunday” as part of the ticket’s broader media blitz one month before the election. In addition to issues like the Middle East conflict, the economy and his surface-level misstatements, Bream grilled Walz on his stance regarding abortion rights.

The governor stood his ground in defense of a Minnesota law he signed that codifies abortion protections ― a law that Bream argued is more lenient than what Roe v. Wade concluded. Walz said the law is in alignment with all care that physicians provide “in any circumstance for any medical case.”

“This is a distraction from the real issue here, is women being forced into miscarriages, women being forced to go back home, get sepsis, potentially die like we saw in cases in Texas, and maternal mortality rates in Texas have skyrocketed off the charts because of this,” he continued. “This is bad policy.”

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