{"id":2221054,"date":"2024-04-15T04:29:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T08:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kari-lake-tries-to-thread-the-needle-on-abortion-after-arizona-supreme-court-ruling\/"},"modified":"2024-04-15T04:31:11","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T08:31:11","slug":"kari-lake-tries-to-thread-the-needle-on-abortion-after-arizona-supreme-court-ruling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kari-lake-tries-to-thread-the-needle-on-abortion-after-arizona-supreme-court-ruling\/","title":{"rendered":"Kari Lake navigates abortion stance post-Arizona Supreme Court decision"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fkari-lake-tries-to-thread-the-needle-on-abortion-after-arizona-supreme-court-ruling%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=2221054&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--><p>Kari Lake, a Senate\u2062 Republican\u200b candidate in Arizona, clarifies her stance on abortion amid a\u200d state Supreme Court decision upholding a 19th-century abortion restriction. The ruling sparks intense campaign shifts in the battleground state, prompting Lake and other Republicans to navigate the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/right-wing-coalition-forms-new-govt-in-italy\/\" title=\"Right-wing coalition forms new govt. in Italy\">complex political landscape<\/a> in the face of Democratic pressure on the abortion issue. Kari \u200dLake, a\u200c Senate Republican candidate in Arizona, is addressing her stance on \u200dabortion following\u200c a state Supreme \u200dCourt decision that upheld a\u2062 19th-century \u200dabortion restriction. The ruling \u200chas triggered \u200dsignificant changes in the campaign dynamics within the battleground state, leading\u2064 Lake and other Republicans to strategize amidst Democratic scrutiny on the abortion topic.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Senate Republican candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kari-lake\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kari Lake\">Kari Lake<\/a> is clarifying her stance on abortion while also pushing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Republican\">Republican<\/a> lawmakers in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/arizona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Arizona\">Arizona<\/a> to repeal a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/2959358\/arizona-supreme-court-upholds-civil-war-era-abortion-ban\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>19th-century restriction on abortion <\/a>that was upheld by the state Supreme Court this week, shaking up the campaign in the critical battleground state. <\/p>\n<p>After the court ruling on Tuesday that upheld an 1864 Civil War-era law that will soon put into place a near-total abortion ban in the state that only makes exceptions to save the life of a pregnant woman, Lake and other Republican candidates on the ballot are attempting to navigate the complex political terrain, as Democrats relentlessly hammer them on the issue of abortion.<\/p>\n<p>In the aftermath of the decision, Lake began calling state lawmakers in the Republican-controlled House and Senate, urging them to repeal the law, according to several people familiar, signaling growing fears the ruling could have major implications for her campaign come election day. Republicans in the legislature earlier in the week <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/2961838\/arizona-republicans-block-effort-to-rush-repeal-of-1864-state-abortion-ban\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>blocked <\/a>an effort from Democrats to repeal the law.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling has also forced former President Donald Trump to clarify his stance, who is now asking the Arizona State legislature to \u201cact immediately\u201d to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abort-republicans-dem-city-council-members-coffee-shop-sells-disturbing-stickers\/\" title=\"\u2018Abort Republicans\u2019: Dem City Council Member\u2019s Coffee Shop Sells Disturbing Stickers\">change abortion laws<\/a>, in the same week where<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2957228\/trump-draws-line-in-sand-abortion-as-republicans-try-find-footing-pivotal-subject\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> he had also stated <\/a>the issue should be left to the states.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Supreme Court in Arizona went too far on their Abortion Ruling, enacting and approving an inappropriate Law from 1864,\u201d Trump wrote on Truth Social Friday afternoon. \u201cSo now the Governor and the Arizona Legislature must use HEART, COMMON SENSE, and ACT IMMEDIATELY, to remedy what has happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRemember, it is now up to the States and the Good Will of those that represent THE PEOPLE,\u201d Trump added, saying there would \u201cideally\u201d be exceptions for cases of rape, incest, and instances where the life of the mother is at risk.<\/p>\n<p>Despite growing pressure from top Republicans and Democrats to reverse the law, it\u2019s unclear whether Republican leaders who control both chambers will allow any action on proposals to repeal the ban. <\/p>\n<p>Lake also has taken steps to speak out against the ruling, releasing an over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vPl_hyizHMU\">five-minute video<\/a> on social media on Thursday, emphasizing that the court decision is not what the people of her state want and reiterating that she would not support a federal ban if she is elected to the U.S. Senate.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<p data-video_id=\"vPl_hyizHMU\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kari Lake's Abortion Policy\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vPl_hyizHMU?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIf you look at where the population is on this, a full ban on abortion is not where the people are,\u201d Lake says in the video in which she\u2019s speaking over dramatic instrumentals showing photos and video of women and pregnancy tests.<\/p>\n<p>The former TV anchor had previously been working to moderate her position on abortion in the midst of her Senate run. Last month, Lake said she was supportive of a 15-week restriction and clarified she was not supportive of the controversial Arizona territorial rule, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/kari-lake-clarifies-stance-abortion-rcna141431\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>in an interview<\/a> with NBC News. <\/p>\n<p>However, Democrats are working to remind voters that Lake\u2019s stance is a retreat from the anti-abortion rhetoric she embraced in her 2022 failed campaign for governor. Lake said in a 2022 interview on \u201cThe Conservative Circus With James T. Harris,\u201d that she was \u00a0\u201cincredibly thrilled that we are going to have a great law that\u2019s already on the books. I believe it\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azleg.gov\/ars\/13\/03603.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>ARS 13-3603<\/a>.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>That is the law upheld by the state Supreme Court that allows for imprisonment of abortion providers for up to five years.<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic National Committee has also<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DNCWarRoom\/status\/1777855580629041213\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> been promoting<\/a> a video on social media from 2022 in which Lake said she didn\u2019t believe in abortion and that she doesn\u2019t \u201cthink abortion pills should be legal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lake\u2019s likely Democratic opponent, Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), is also taking aim at the leading Republican for Senate in Arizona\u2019s prior comments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKari Lake will say or do anything to get power, but her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/meghan-markle-urges-ambitious-young-girls-to-challenge-injustice\/\" title=\"Meghan Markle Urges Ambitious Young Girls To \u2018Challenge Injustice\u2019\">long-standing record<\/a> of wanting to ban abortion is clear,\u201d said Hannah Goss, a spokeswoman for Gallego\u2019s campaign in a statement to the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>on Friday. \u201cShe called this near-total ban without exceptions for rape or incest a \u2018great law.\u2019 Arizonans know not to trust her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Caroline Wren, a senior adviser to Lake, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CarolineWren\/status\/1777836529429221835\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>insisted on social media<\/a> this week that Lake was referring to a more recent 15-week ban. The issue of abortion is now taking center stage as the fate of the Senate majority, and White House could be decided based on the election results in the political battleground. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook, Kari is doing the best she can to navigate this situation \u2014 and there\u2019s just not anymore I could even advise her to do,\u201d said a GOP strategist with ties to Arizona, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. \u201cThis just became sort of a political nightmare for Republicans. If I said I wasn\u2019t concerned about this, I\u2019d absolutely be lying.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Abortion rights advocates were already working on a petition to place an <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.arizona.vote\/electioninfo\/assets\/47\/0\/BallotMeasures\/I-05-2024%20Arizona%20for%20Abortion%20Access.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>amendment<\/a> on the ballot in the state for the 2024 election that would make access to the procedure a \u201cfundamental right,\u201d even before the state\u2019s Supreme Court <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azcourts.gov\/Portals\/0\/OpinionFiles\/Supreme\/2024\/CV230005PR.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>upheld<\/a> the Civil War-era law. It\u2019s another reason some Republicans fear this election cycle may not go their way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the Republican legislature doesn\u2019t fix this in some way and this abortion measure makes it on the Arizona ballot, we\u2019re toast. There\u2019s just no other way to say it,\u201d the person added.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kari Lake, a Senate Republican candidate, addresses her abortion stance and urges Arizona&#8217;s Republican lawmakers to repeal a 19th-century abortion restriction. 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