{"id":1999818,"date":"2023-08-14T09:31:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T13:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-backtracks-on-abortion-comments-always-the-womans-right-to-choose\/"},"modified":"2023-08-14T09:33:20","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T13:33:20","slug":"rfk-jr-backtracks-on-abortion-comments-always-the-womans-right-to-choose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-backtracks-on-abortion-comments-always-the-womans-right-to-choose\/","title":{"rendered":"RFK Jr. reverses stance on abortion: &#8216;Woman&#8217;s right to choose always&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frfk-jr-backtracks-on-abortion-comments-always-the-womans-right-to-choose%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1999818&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Robert F. Kennedy Jr.&#8217;s Campaign Clarifies \u2064Stance on Abortion<\/h2>\n<p>Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.&#8217;s campaign\u200d found itself in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-does-damage-control-after-firing-staffers-for-past-marijuana-use\/\" title=\"White House does damage control after firing staffers for past marijuana use\">damage control mode<\/a> on Sunday night, as they sought \u200bto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-backtracks-on-abortion-comments-always-the-womans-right-to-choose\/\" title=\"RFK Jr. reverses stance on abortion: 'Woman's right to choose always'\">clarify comments made earlier<\/a> in the\u200d day regarding his position on abortion. In a statement, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-new-hampshire-republican-matt-mowers-blasts-aps-coordinated-attack-on-him-from-career-politicians\/\" title=\"Exclusive: New Hampshire Republican Matt Mowers Blasts AP's 'Coordinated Attack' on Him from Career Politicians\">campaign explained<\/a> that Kennedy\u200c had misunderstood a question from an NBC reporter \u2062in a noisy exhibit hall at the\u200c Iowa State Fair.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Mr. Kennedy&#8217;s position \u200con abortion is \u200cthat it is always the woman&#8217;s right to choose. He does not support legislation banning abortion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Reversal of Stance<\/h3>\n<p>This clarification came after Kennedy had initially stated that he would support a \u2064federal\u200c abortion\u200b ban after the first three months of pregnancy. However, he\u200c later \u200bexpressed that the\u200c state should have\u200d a say in restricting abortions after that point, \u200cindicating his support for a\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-gov-abbott-pushes-back-against-bidens-climate-agenda\/\" title=\"Texas Gov. Abbott pushes back against Biden\u2019s climate agenda\">federal ban<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Once a child is viable outside the womb, I\u2064 think then the state has an interest in \u2063protecting the child,&#8221; Kennedy explained. He also emphasized his belief in &#8220;medical freedom&#8221; and individuals&#8217; ability to make \u2062their own choices.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>When asked directly \u2063if \u200dhe would sign a three-month federal \u200dabortion ban, \u200dKennedy responded with a definitive &#8220;Yes, I would.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Reactions and Challenges<\/h3>\n<p>These comments garnered praise from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/remember-when-media-freaked-out-over-amy-coney-barrett-and-the-right-wing-supreme-court\/\" title=\"Remember When Media Freaked Out Over Amy Coney Barrett And The Right Wing Supreme Court?\">anti-abortion groups<\/a>, such as \u2063Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, who commended Kennedy for his departure from the Democratic Party&#8217;s stance on the issue. However, Kennedy&#8217;s reversal has also drawn criticism from within his own party, particularly due to \u2063his controversial views on vaccines and other matters.<\/p>\n<p>Despite his bid to challenge President Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination in 2024, Kennedy faces an uphill battle as polling currently shows the president with a significant lead over any potential challenger.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click here<\/a> to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.&#8217;s campaign swiftly entered damage control on Sunday, retracting his earlier statement about backing a federal abortion ban after three months of pregnancy. The campaign clarified that Kennedy misunderstood a question from an NBC reporter in a busy exhibit, apologizing for any confusion caused.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1999819,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1999818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1999818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1999818"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1999818\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1999819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1999818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1999818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1999818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}