{"id":2038100,"date":"2023-09-19T22:15:42","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T02:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/governors-kemp-reynolds-push-back-on-trump-calling-heartbeat-laws-a-terrible-thing\/"},"modified":"2023-09-19T22:18:57","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T02:18:57","slug":"governors-kemp-reynolds-push-back-on-trump-calling-heartbeat-laws-a-terrible-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/governors-kemp-reynolds-push-back-on-trump-calling-heartbeat-laws-a-terrible-thing\/","title":{"rendered":"Kemp, Reynolds oppose Trump&#8217;s criticism of heartbeat laws."},"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\">16<\/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%2Fgovernors-kemp-reynolds-push-back-on-trump-calling-heartbeat-laws-a-terrible-thing%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=2038100&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>Republican Governors Push Back Against Trump&#8217;s Criticism of\u2062 Heartbeat Laws<\/h2>\n<p>Two Republican governors have strongly disagreed with former President Donald \u200dTrump&#8217;s recent characterization of heartbeat \u200blaws\u200b as &#8220;a terrible thing.&#8221; Trump made these remarks during an interview with Kristen Welker on NBC News&#8217; &#8220;Meet The Press,&#8221; where he \u200bwas\u2062 questioned about \u2063his stance on abortion restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>During the interview,\u2062 Trump\u2062 took a swipe at Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a top contender\u200b for the GOP presidential nomination, for supporting five-week and six-week abortion bans. When asked if he supported these bans, Trump responded, &#8220;I think what he did is\u2062 a\u200b terrible thing and \u200da \u2063terrible mistake.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, who signed a heartbeat\u2064 bill into law in 2019, defended the legislation in response to \u2064Trump&#8217;s comments. Kemp \u2062stated, &#8220;There&#8217;s nothing &#8216;terrible&#8217; about standing up for \u200clife,&#8221; highlighting Georgia&#8217;s efforts\u2062 to protect and support life through adoption and foster care reform, as well as\u2064 combating human\u200b trafficking.<\/p>\n<p>Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds also expressed her support\u200b for heartbeat bills, stating, &#8220;It&#8217;s never a &#8216;terrible thing&#8217; \u200cto protect innocent life.&#8221; Reynolds applauded the Iowa legislature for\u2063 passing the bill in 2018 and again this year. Governor \u200cDeSantis joined in, praising Reynolds\u2063 and the Iowa \u2062legislature for promoting\u2062 a culture \u200dof life.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I applaud Governor <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KimReynoldsIA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KimReynoldsIA<\/a> and \u200cthe\u2064 Iowa\u2064 legislature for promoting\u200b a culture of life.<\/p>\n<p>Donald \u2062Trump is wrong to attack \u200dthe heartbeat\u200d bill \u200bas &#8220;terrible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Standing\u2062 for life is a noble cause. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HhJ6uDw2cV\">https:\/\/t.co\/HhJ6uDw2cV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ron \u200bDeSantis (@RonDeSantis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RonDeSantis\/status\/1704278139763892678?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September\u200b 19, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Other \u200dRepublican governors, including Tennessee Governor Bill\u2063 Lee\u200b and Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt,\u2064 also expressed\u2062 their unwavering \u2062support for \u200cthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/up-for-debate-trump-desantis-and-2024-gop-hopefuls-stances-on-abortion\/\" title=\"Debate: Trump, DeSantis, and 2024 GOP candidates' views on abortion.\">pro-life \u200bmovement<\/a>. Governor Lee \u200cemphasized that protecting every life, including\u2063 the unborn, is \u200ca matter of human dignity, not politics. Governor Stitt\u200d reaffirmed his commitment to signing pro-life\u200d legislation and standing up for life in\u2063 Oklahoma.<\/p>\n<p>While some Republican\u2062 governors have yet to \u2063respond to Trump&#8217;s\u2064 remarks, it is clear that these governors are united in\u2062 their belief that protecting innocent life \u200bis a noble cause. Governor DeSantis criticized Trump&#8217;s statement, questioning how \u200cone \u2063can claim\u2063 to be \u2063pro-life while criticizing states for \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-slams-trump-for-calling-heartbeat-law-terrible-what-trump-said-was-terrible\/\" title=\"DeSantis criticizes Trump's 'terrible' comment on Heartbeat Law.\">enacting pro-life protections<\/a> for babies with heartbeats. DeSantis believes that\u2062 Trump&#8217;s comments\u200d do not align with \u200cthe values \u200bof the people in \u2063Iowa.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What is the purpose of heartbeat laws and why do proponents argue for their importance in protecting unborn children?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ighlighting the importance of protecting the rights \u200bof the unborn. He went on to \u200bexplain that \u2064the purpose of \u2064the heartbeat law \u2062is to ensure that every child has the chance \u200dto \u2064live and \u2062to give them the\u2063 same \u2062rights and opportunities as\u200b anyone\u2063 else.<\/p>\n<p>Governor \u200bDeSantis also\u200d expressed \u200dhis\u2064 support for \u2063heartbeat laws and emphasized the\u2062 need to protect innocent lives. \u200cHe argued that these laws are\u2062 vital\u2064 in \u2062the fight against abortion and that\u200b they reflect the will of the people who\u200c elected him. DeSantis further \u200dstated that he believes it\u2064 is crucial to advocate for the sanctity of life and to \u200dstand up against the horrors of abortion.<\/p>\n<p>Both \u2062governors emphasized the need for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-depth-pro-life-gop-a-winning-2024-strategy-survey-data-challenges-democrat-and-media-assumptions\/\" title=\"IN-DEPTH: Pro-Life GOP a Winning 2024 Strategy? Survey Data Challenges Democrat and Media Assumptions\">strong pro-life stance<\/a> within the Republican Party and\u200b rejected \u200dTrump&#8217;s\u2063 criticism of heartbeat laws. They believe\u2063 that such laws\u200d are essential in defending the rights of the \u2063vulnerable and upholding\u200b the\u200c party&#8217;s values.<\/p>\n<p>The disagreement between \u200dTrump and these Republican governors highlights\u2064 the \u2062ongoing debate \u2064within the party over abortion rights and \u2064restrictions. While some \u2062Republicans, \u200blike\u200c Trump, express reservations about strict abortion laws, others\u2063 stand \u200bfirmly in support of them. This divide\u2062 reflects the broader divide within the Republican Party on social\u2064 issues.<\/p>\n<p>The heartbeat laws mentioned by Trump have been a \u200csubject of controversy since their \u200denactment. These\u200d laws prohibit abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected,\u2063 typically around six \u200bweeks gestation. Critics argue \u2063that these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/governors-kemp-reynolds-push-back-on-trump-calling-heartbeat-laws-a-terrible-thing\/\" title=\"Kemp, Reynolds oppose Trump's criticism of heartbeat laws.\">laws\u200d effectively ban abortion<\/a>, as many \u200dwomen are unaware of their \u200dpregnancy \u2062at \u2062such an early stage. They also claim that such laws infringe upon\u2064 a woman&#8217;s right\u2063 to make decisions about her own reproductive health.<\/p>\n<p>Proponents\u200d of\u2064 heartbeat \u200claws argue that they are necessary to \u2063protect \u2064unborn children and recognize\u2063 their humanity. They contend that a fetus with a detectable heartbeat \u2062is a separate and distinct life deserving of legal \u2064protection. Heartbeat laws have been \u2063enacted in several states and have faced legal challenges, with some being\u2062 overturned or temporarily blocked.<\/p>\n<p>The disagreement between Trump and these Republican governors raises questions about party unity and\u200c the future direction of the\u200c GOP. It\u2064 illuminates the\u2063 ongoing struggle within the party to define its stance on\u200b abortion rights and how to appeal\u200d to a \u2064wide\u200d range of voters who \u200chold diverse views on \u2064this issue.<\/p>\n<p>As the 2024 presidential \u200belection approaches,\u2062 the clash between Trump and these governors may foreshadow further divisions within the Republican Party. It remains to \u2063be seen how the party will\u2062 navigate these tensions and whether\u2062 a \u2062consensus can be reached\u200c on abortion rights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two GOP governors disagreed with Trump&#8217;s criticism of heartbeat laws. In an interview with Kristen Welker on &#8220;Meet The Press,&#8221; Trump expressed his disapproval of these laws, which sparked a debate on when abortion should be prohibited.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":2038101,"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":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2038100","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"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\/2038100","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\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2038100"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2038100\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2038101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2038100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2038100"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2038100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}