{"id":2028011,"date":"2023-09-11T13:35:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T17:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-dodges-question-on-abortion-limits-fueling-late-term-abortion-debate\/"},"modified":"2023-09-11T13:36:15","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T17:36:15","slug":"kamala-harris-dodges-question-on-abortion-limits-fueling-late-term-abortion-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-dodges-question-on-abortion-limits-fueling-late-term-abortion-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"Kamala Harris avoids answering abortion limit question, intensifying late-term abortion discussion."},"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%2Fkamala-harris-dodges-question-on-abortion-limits-fueling-late-term-abortion-debate%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=2028011&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>Vice President Kamala Harris\u200b Stands Firm on Abortion\u200c Rights<\/h2>\n<p>Vice President Kamala Harris made headlines over the weekend as she \u2063refused\u200b to support \u2064any limits on abortion, sparking conservative claims about her party&#8217;s stance on &#8220;abortion\u2064 up until birth.&#8221; In a recent interview on CBS&#8217;s Face \u2062the\u2064 Nation, Harris skillfully dodged questions about her stance on \u200dfederal\u200d abortion laws, leaving \u2064many \u200bwondering where she truly stands.<\/p>\n<h3>Restoring the Protections of Roe v. Wade<\/h3>\n<p>When asked about minimum \u2064week restrictions for the procedure, Harris responded, &#8220;We need\u200b to restore \u200dthe protections of \u2063Roe v. Wade. \u200dWe&#8217;re not trying to \u200cdo something new.&#8221; However, \u200cinterviewer Margaret\u200c Brennan pointed out\u2063 that \u2062the\u200b Roe\u2062 framework is &#8220;nebulous&#8221; due to its focus on \u2064viability, which can vary between 20 to\u2064 24\u200d weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Brennan further highlighted that the Women&#8217;s Health Protection Act,\u200c endorsed by \u200cthe\u200d White House, \u2062also includes this timeframe. Harris quickly interjected, emphasizing,\u2063 &#8220;No, no, no, no, no. Let\u200c me be very clear. From day\u200b one, the \u200cpresident has been\u2062 clear, I \u200bhave been\u200d clear. \u200dWe need to put \u200dback the protections that \u2062are in Roe v. Wade \u2062into law.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Despite Harris&#8217;s strong words, conservatives\u2064 have \u2063been\u2064 quick to point out that Democrats often avoid taking a position on limiting abortion \u2064and that many of \u200dthem support late-term \u200cprocedures.<\/p>\n<h3>The \u2064Women&#8217;s Health Protection Act and its Controversy<\/h3>\n<p>The Women&#8217;s Health Protection Act\u200b (WHPA), a federal legislation supported by Democrats, has \u200bfaced \u2063criticism for its expansive approach \u2062to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-circuit-breaker-on-election-night\/\" title=\"The question looms: just how does it come to be that three quarters of Republican and nearly one third of Democrat voters all believe that the election was stolen from Trump?\">late-term abortion<\/a>. E.V. Osment, Vice \u2064President\u2064 of Communications for SBA Pro-Life America, stated, &#8220;Democrats are pushing federal legislation\u2064 through the \u200dWHPA, which goes much further than \u2062Roe. It will strip\u2064 all\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/idaho-governor-signs-bill-banning-abortions-after-fetal-heartbeat-can-be-detected\/\" title=\"Idaho Governor Signs Bill Banning Abortions After Fetal Heartbeat Can Be Detected\">pro-life states<\/a>\u2064 of their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-push-taxpayer-funded-abortions-overseas\/\" title=\"Dems Push Taxpayer-Funded Abortions Overseas\">existing pro-life protections<\/a>, forcing an entitlement of no-limits abortion through all trimesters.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While\u2063 the WHPA passed in the\u2062 House, it \u200cfailed\u200d in the Senate with a tight vote of 51-49, with Harris \u200cpresiding over the session in case\u2062 of\u2064 a\u200c tiebreaker. Senator Joe Manchin, the \u2062lone Democrat to vote against the bill, expressed concerns about its expansion of abortion rights, stating, &#8220;This is not the\u200d same. It expands abortion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on the bill&#8217;s failure, Harris emphasized the importance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-dodges-question-on-abortion-limits-fueling-late-term-abortion-debate\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris avoids answering abortion limit question, intensifying late-term abortion discussion.\">electing pro-choice\u200b leaders<\/a> at all levels \u200bof government. She criticized &#8220;extremist\u200c Republican leaders&#8221; who seek to &#8220;criminalize and punish women \u2064for making decisions about their own body.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It is worth noting \u2063that Harris&#8217;s\u2063 office did not\u200d provide \u2064a comment to the Washington Examiner regarding these matters.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Multi-million-dollar\u200b Democratic supporters like NARAL and Planned\u200c Parenthood aren&#8217;t shy about \u2063wanting no restrictions or limits on \u2062abortions either,&#8221; Osment added. &#8220;Today, \u2062there are already\u200d seven \u2063states plus\u200d Washington D.C. that\u200c allow all-trimester \u2064abortions without any\u2063 restrictions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As the debate over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blue-states-rush-to-become-abortion-sanctuaries-to-help-libs-in-red-states-kill-their-unborn-children\/\" title=\"Blue states offer abortion sanctuaries for women in red states.\">abortion rights continues<\/a>, it remains a divisive issue that \u200csparks passionate discussions on both sides.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> to\u200c read\u2064 more from the Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vice President Kamala Harris declined to back any abortion restrictions, sparking conservative accusations of her party endorsing &#8220;abortion until birth.&#8221; During a CBS interview, Margaret Brennan inquired about Harris&#8217; position on federal abortion laws, but she evaded discussing limitations. 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