White House silent on Nikki Haley’s criticism of late-term abortion.

White House Press Secretary Declines to Comment on Nikki Haley’s Abortion Remarks

“I will answer that when you ask Kamala and Biden if they would agree to 37 weeks, 38 weeks, 39 weeks,” Haley responded to Tapper. “No one asked them how late they are willing to go. What I’m saying is, why go and put the American people through that? Why do that? Why not talk about what’s the truth?

“What can we all agree on?” she asked. “I think we can all agree on banning late-term abortions. I think we can all agree on encouraging adoptions and making sure those foster kids feel more love, not less. I think we can agree on doctors and nurses who don’t believe in abortion shouldn’t have to perform them. I think we can agree on the fact that contraception should be accessible. And I think we can all come together and say that any woman who has an abortion shouldn’t be jailed or given the death penalty.”

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked about former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley’s comments on President Joe Biden’s abortion policies, but declined to comment. Haley, during a CNN town hall, expressed her views on abortion and criticized other Republican contenders who have stated that they would sign a six-week abortion ban into law if elected president.

Reporters pressed Jean-Pierre on whether Biden, who is Catholic and supports a woman’s right to choose despite being personally opposed to abortion, would sign any “late-term” abortion restrictions into law, as Haley suggested. Jean-Pierre stated that the president will continue to call on Congress to restore Roe v. Wade.

Agreeing on Common Ground

Haley’s comments during the town hall focused on finding common ground on the issue of abortion. She suggested that instead of focusing on extreme positions, such as a six-week abortion ban or allowing abortions up to 39 weeks, people should agree on banning late-term abortions, encouraging adoptions, making sure foster kids feel loved, allowing doctors and nurses who don’t believe in abortion to opt-out, and making contraception accessible.

While Jean-Pierre did not comment on Haley’s remarks, it’s clear that the issue of abortion remains a contentious one in American politics.

• Banning late-term abortions
• Encouraging adoptions and making sure foster kids feel loved
• Allowing doctors and nurses who don’t believe in abortion to opt-out
• Making contraception accessible
• Not jailing or giving the death penalty to women who have abortions

These are the points that Haley believes people can agree on, but it remains to be seen if politicians and the public can find common ground on this divisive issue.

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