{"id":2038317,"date":"2023-09-20T07:37:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T11:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reynolds-desantis-defend-6-week-abortion-ban-after-trumps-criticism-never-a-terrible-thing\/"},"modified":"2023-09-20T07:39:33","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T11:39:33","slug":"reynolds-desantis-defend-6-week-abortion-ban-after-trumps-criticism-never-a-terrible-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reynolds-desantis-defend-6-week-abortion-ban-after-trumps-criticism-never-a-terrible-thing\/","title":{"rendered":"Reynolds and DeSantis stand by 6-week abortion ban despite Trump&#8217;s criticism."},"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%2Freynolds-desantis-defend-6-week-abortion-ban-after-trumps-criticism-never-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=2038317&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>Iowa Governor Defends Abortion Ban\u200b Amidst Criticism from Former President\u200c Trump<\/h2>\n<p>Iowa \u2062Governor Kim \u2064Reynolds has staunchly\u2062 defended her decision to sign a six-week abortion ban, despite former President Donald Trump labeling Florida&#8217;s\u200d heartbeat ban as a &#8220;terrible thing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;It\u2019s never a\u2064 &#8216;terrible thing&#8217; to protect innocent life. I\u2019m proud of the fetal heartbeat bill the Iowa legislature passed and I signed in 2018 and again earlier this year,&#8221; Ms. Reynolds, a\u200c Republican, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KimReynoldsIA\/status\/1704251561717743673?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a> on X.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, also \u2064a Republican, supported Governor Reynolds&#8217; stance, stating\u200c that President Trump was &#8220;wrong to attack the heartbeat\u2062 bill as &#8216;terrible.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n    <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/trump-says-he-can-have-people-come-together-over-abortion-5493492?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><strong>Trump Says He Can Have \u2064&#8217;People Come Together&#8217; Over Abortion<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n    <br \/>\n    <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">9\/18\/2023<\/span>\n  <\/li>\n<li>\n    <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/pro-life-democrat-launches-presidential-bid-as-protest-against-partys-abortion-agenda-5492940?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><strong>Pro-Life Democrat Launches Presidential Bid as Protest Against Party\u2019s Abortion\u2063 Agenda<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n    <br \/>\n    <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">9\/17\/2023<\/span>\n  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I applaud Governor [Kim Reynolds] and the Iowa legislature for \u2064promoting a culture of life,&#8221; Mr. DeSantis <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RonDeSantis\/status\/1704278139763892678?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a> \u200d on X. &#8220;Donald Trump is wrong \u200cto attack the heartbeat bill as &#8216;terrible.&#8217; Standing for life is a noble cause.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Governor Reynolds signed Iowa&#8217;s abortion ban into law in July. A similar version of the law was passed in 2018 but \u2064was halted by a court due \u2064to the continued effect of Roe v. \u2063Wade.<\/p>\n<p>President Trump, who takes credit for appointing Supreme Court justices who overturned Roe v. Wade, criticized Governor DeSantis for signing a \u2064six-week abortion ban, which is the stage of pregnancy when a \u2063fetal heartbeat is commonly detected.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode post-related-videos\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p>On Sunday, the former president \u2063called the\u2063 move <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/trump-says-he-can-have-people-come-together-over-abortion-5493492\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201ca terrible thing and a terrible mistake\u201d<\/a> during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/not-a-fan-trump-blasts-meghan-markle-for-royal-family-racism-claims-mocks-her-rumored-presidential-run\/\" title=\"\u2018Not A Fan\u2019: Trump Blasts Meghan Markle For Royal Family Racism Claims, Mocks Her Rumored Presidential Run\">wide-ranging interview<\/a> on NBC\u2019s &#8220;Meet the Press.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>President Trump discussed his approach \u200cto a potential federal abortion ban,\u200c acknowledging the divisive nature of the issue. He proposed\u2063 finding a consensus by establishing a cut-off number of weeks \u200dthat both sides of the\u2062 debate\u200d can agree \u200con. He emphasized that the\u2064 majority of Democrats do not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/look-how-even-democrat-opinion-shifts-on-abortion-laws-when-polls-stop-using-leftist-framing\/\" title=\"Look How Even Democrat Opinion Shifts On Abortion Laws When Polls Stop Using Leftist Framing\">support late-term abortions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>President Trump stated that he would not sign a 15-week ban, as he \u2062believes the number of \u2063weeks\u200d is more important than whether the consensus leads \u200dto state-level \u200baction or a federal ban. He criticized Governor DeSantis for Florida&#8217;s six-week\u200c abortion ban, without specifying a reason \u200bbut expressing the need for exceptions in any ban.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I think what he did is a terrible thing and a terrible mistake,&#8221;\u2064 President Trump said. &#8220;I think people should have exceptions. I think\u2063 if it\u2019s rape or incest or the life of\u200b the mother, I think you have to have exceptions. It\u2019s very important.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>President Trump faced backlash\u2064 from supporters of the bans for his comments. A\u2063 super PAC supporting Governor DeSantis&#8217;s\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campaign-2024-an-early-look-at-the-possible-republican-contenders\/\" title=\"Campaign 2024: An Early Look At The Possible Republican Contenders\">presidential bid<\/a>, Never Back Down, released an ad praising Iowa&#8217;s ban and defending \u2064Governor DeSantis&#8217;s decision while criticizing\u2064 President Trump&#8217;s \u200cremarks.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWe have delivered in Florida on promoting a culture of\u200d life and that means signing the heartbeat bill into law. It\u200c was the right thing to do. Don\u2019t let anyone tell you\u200c it wasn\u2019t,&#8221; \u2064the \u2062ad states.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Governor Reynolds has remained neutral and has not endorsed either\u2062 President Trump or Governor DeSantis in their bids for president. However,\u200c this\u200c neutrality has drawn criticism from President Trump, who previously claimed credit for Governor Reynolds&#8217; victory in the governorship.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Now, she wants to remain\u200c \u2018NEUTRAL.\u2019 I don\u2019t invite her to events!&#8221; he wrote on Truth Social.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How do opponents of the ban argue \u2064for \u200cwomen&#8217;s reproductive\u2062 rights\u2062 and gender \u2062equality? <\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200dHing\u201d<\/a> and claimed that it \u2062would not fare well in the courts, stating, &#8220;I\u2019m for cases \u2062of rape, incest,\u200c and the life of the mother, but I think\u2062 this takes it pretty far.&#8221; President Trump expressed his belief that such\u200b laws should be \u2063more flexible in \u2062order \u200bto accommodate situations where the life of the mother is at risk or if the pregnancy is a result \u2063of rape or incest.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Abortion remains a deeply divisive and \u2063controversial issue in \u2063the \u200cUnited States, with strong opinions and arguments on both sides. Supporters\u2064 of the six-week abortion ban argue \u2062that it is a necessary step to protect\u2064 the\u200c rights of the unborn and \u2062prevent what they perceive as the taking of innocent lives.\u200d They believe that a fetus has a heartbeat at six\u200c weeks, and therefore \u2062should be recognized as a living being entitled \u2062to protection.<\/p>\n<p>Opponents of the ban, on\u2063 the other hand, argue that it is a violation of \u200cwomen&#8217;s reproductive rights and a significant setback \u200cin\u2064 the fight for \u200bgender equality. They\u2064 believe that women should \u2064have\u2063 the right to make decisions about\u200d their own bodies without interference from the government or\u2063 restrictive legislation. \u2063They argue \u200bthat such bans force women into dangerous and\u2063 unsafe situations, pushing them towards illegal and\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reynolds-desantis-defend-6-week-abortion-ban-after-trumps-criticism-never-a-terrible-thing\/\" title=\"Reynolds and DeSantis stand by 6-week abortion ban despite Trump's criticism.\">potentially life-threatening methods<\/a> of abortion.<\/p>\n<p>The criticism from President Trump,\u2063 a prominent figure within \u2063the Republican Party, \u200dhighlights the\u200c divisions within the \u200dparty \u2063on the issue of abortion. While Governor Reynolds and Governor DeSantis have steadfastly defended \u200btheir decisions, their support \u2062for\u2062 the six-week abortion ban is not shared by all Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen how the courts will \u2064respond to\u200d these new abortion laws. \u200dThe Supreme\u200c Court\u2064 currently has a conservative \u2063majority, and\u200c there is speculation that\u2063 the court may \u200cuse upcoming cases to\u2062 reexamine or potentially\u200c overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 case\u200c that legalized \u200babortion\u200b nationwide.\u200c If\u2062 that were to happen, it could \u2062have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tech-giants-are-releasing-poor-news-daily-cutting-expectations\/\" title=\"Tech Giants Are Releasing Poor News Daily, Cutting Expectations\">wide-ranging implications<\/a> for\u200b the future of\u200c reproductive rights in\u2063 the United States.<\/p>\n<p>As the debate on\u2063 abortion\u200c continues and the legal battles unfold, it \u2064is clear that this issue will remain a contentious and deeply personal one for many Americans. \u2063It is a conversation that touches on complex moral, ethical, and\u2064 legal considerations, and it is one\u200b that \u200cis likely \u200cto continue shaping the political and social landscape of the\u200b country for years to\u2064 come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds defends signing a six-week abortion ban, countering former President Donald Trump&#8217;s criticism of Florida&#8217;s heartbeat ban. 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