{"id":2241689,"date":"2024-05-10T10:52:13","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T14:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-rfk-jr-says-full-term-abortions-should-be-allowed-doesnt-want-to-leave-it-to-the-states\/"},"modified":"2024-05-10T10:54:38","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T14:54:38","slug":"watch-rfk-jr-says-full-term-abortions-should-be-allowed-doesnt-want-to-leave-it-to-the-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-rfk-jr-says-full-term-abortions-should-be-allowed-doesnt-want-to-leave-it-to-the-states\/","title":{"rendered":"RFK Jr. advocates for nationwide access to &#8216;Full-Term&#8217; Abortions"},"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%2Fwatch-rfk-jr-says-full-term-abortions-should-be-allowed-doesnt-want-to-leave-it-to-the-states%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=2241689&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>The commentary by Rachel M. Emmanuel on \u2064May 10, 2024, highlights \u200bRobert F.\u2062 Kennedy Jr.&#8217;s strong opposition to COVID-19 vaccine \u200cmandates\u200c and his controversial stance on abortion, even supporting &#8216;full-term&#8217; abortions. His political views have drawn attention and sparked debate across the political spectrum.\u200b Kennedy&#8217;s\u200b positions\u2062 challenge traditional\u200b beliefs\u2063 and garner a mix of support and\u2063 criticism.  <\/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<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/remmanuel\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/remmanuel\/%20\"><span>Rachel M. Emmanuel<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 10, 2024 at 7:26am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>In 2020 and 2021, as COVID-19 vaccine mandates rolled out across the country, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. found a receptive audience among many Republicans for his vehement opposition to the enforcement of such regulations.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy, through his nonprofit Children\u2019s Health Defense, railed against vaccine mandates and other pandemic restrictions, such as masking and lockdowns \u2014 a platform that resonated with conservatives, as noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/coronavirus-pandemic-business-health-pandemics-race-and-ethnicity-d140be878b1ef0c5a5cce3cfde71e69c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In October, RJK Jr. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rfk-jr-ditches-democrats-announces-presidential-run-independent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> he was running for president as an independent candidate.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/11\/01\/rfk-jr-2024-campaign-donors-00124621\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico analysis<\/a> of his campaign finances a month later revealed that he was drawing more support from past Republican donors than Democrats, many of whom saw him as conservative-leaning because of his strong stance against vaccine mandates.<\/p>\n<p>But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rfk-jr-doubles-brain-worm-diagnosis-offers-eat-six-worm-handicap-debates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kennedy\u2019s<\/a> political stances are far from conservative.<\/p>\n<p>During an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ovu7Hu1oEiQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interview<\/a> with podcast host Sage Steele released on Wednesday, he made one of the most radical statements any presidential candidate has ever made.<\/p>\n<p>When asked whether he would support states deciding \u201cif and when a woman can have an abortion\u201d following the 2022 Supreme Court decision overturning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-roe-v-wade-overturned-trump-nominated-justices-help-deliver-biggest-pro-life-win-american-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Roe v. Wade<\/a>, Kennedy responded, \u201cI wouldn\u2019t leave it to the states.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou wouldn\u2019t? \u2026 You would say completely \u2014 it\u2019s up to the woman?\u201d the former ESPN host asked him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe we should leave it to the woman,\u201d Kennedy responded. \u201cWe shouldn\u2019t have government involved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven if it\u2019s full term?\u201d Steele pressed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven if it\u2019s full term,\u201d Kennedy said.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ovu7Hu1oEiQ?si=vbGOy52Ifme0FQct&#038;start=4039\" title=\"YouTube video player\" 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>His blatant admission that he is in favor of removing all restrictions on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ny-governors-offer-safe-harbor-floridians-seeking-abortions-gets-turned\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">abortions<\/a>, even on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/government-funded-researchers-sought-aborted-minorities-for-organ-harvesting\/\" title=\"Government-Funded Researchers Sought Aborted Minorities for Organ Harvesting\">full-term babies<\/a>, shocked even his running mate, Nicole Shanahan, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/robert-f-kennedy-jr-surprise-running-mate-abortion-position-rcna151344\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A week before the podcast episode was released, Shanahan also made an appearance on Steele\u2019s podcast and was asked whether she supported Kennedy\u2019s views on abortion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy understanding with Bobby\u2019s position is that, you know, every abortion is a tragedy, is a loss of life,\u201d she said. \u201cMy understanding is that he absolutely believes in limits on abortion, and we\u2019ve talked about this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XuTFQIltiw0?si=70wMxd0qQ_IIHUNW&#038;start=6752\" title=\"YouTube video player\" 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>While Kennedy\u2019s comment about his stance on abortion may be his most shocking admission yet, many of his opinions are entirely antithetical to the conservative cause.<\/p>\n<p>One only has to glance at his campaign website to understand how far left the nephew of the late President John F. Kennedy is.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Do you plan to vote for Kennedy?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>For instance, the original <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kennedy24.com\/racial_healing-old\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cRacial Healing\u201d page<\/a> said federal tax dollars should be set aside to rebuild \u201cBlack infrastructure\u201d that was targeted by \u201cracists.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(It has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kennedy24.com\/racial_healing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">updated<\/a> to say, \u201cIncreased access to investment capital for a robust, self-sustaining Black business infrastructure.\u201d)<\/p>\n<p>On \u201cpolice reform,\u201d Kennedy\u2019s website said his administration would \u201creorient <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/attorney-shot-dead-mcdonalds-customer-upset-order-police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">police<\/a> to serve, not occupy, Black communities; to keep neighborhoods safe rather than harassing their residents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(That too has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kennedy24.com\/racial_healing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">revised<\/a>. It now has four different bullet points.)<\/p>\n<p>His <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kennedy24.com\/economy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a> also says he would \u201c[m]ake <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-reasons-making-taxpayers-pay-off-student-loans-is-a-rotten-idea\/\" title=\"5 Reasons Making Taxpayers Pay Off Student Loans Is A Rotten Idea\">student debt<\/a> dischargeable in bankruptcy and cut interest rates on student loans to zero.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Implement some form of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-rages-at-biden-its-time-to-take-off-the-gloves-and-govern\/\" title=\"AOC Rages At Biden: \u2018It\u2019s Time To Take Off The Gloves And Govern\u2019\">student debt relief<\/a>. Allow student debt to be dischargeable in bankruptcy. Cut interest rates on student loans to zero.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobertKennedyJr\/status\/1684565076530065408?\">July 27, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In a strange way, Kennedy\u2019s lack of media coverage \u2014 due in large part to the mainstream media\u2019s unwillingness to give him a platform that would contrast him with President Joe Biden \u2014 has worked to his advantage.<\/p>\n<p>The fact that he has been drawing GOP support despite his radical stances on so many issues critical to Republicans shows that he is benefiting from ignorance.<\/p>\n<p>Even a broken clock is right twice a day.<\/p>\n<p>While RFK Jr. may have made some good arguments in the fight for bodily autonomy from vaccine mandates, his stances on other issues are radical even by Democrats\u2019 standards.<\/p>\n<p>For those on the right transfixed by Kennedy\u2019s anti-mandate activism, his latest comments on abortion should be\u00a0the slap in the face\u00a0they need to wake up.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We who work here at The Western Journal have fought for years against Big Tech and the elites who want to shut us down and then shut America down. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Make no mistake \u2014 nothing will be the same after November 2024. 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Please don\u2019t let the America-hating left win. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Stand with us today<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-45763\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/remmanuel\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-45763\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-45763\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45763\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45763\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Rachel Emmanuel has served as the director of content on a Republican congressional campaign and writes content for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-rep-anna-paulina-luna-scolds-dems-waving-ukrainian-flags-after-vote-put-those-damn-flags-away\/\" title=\"Video: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Criticizes Democrats Waving Ukrainian Flags - 'Remove Those Flags!\">popular conservative book franchise<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Rachel M. Emmanuel has served as the Director of Content on a Republican Congressional campaign and writes for a popular Conservative book franchise. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commentary by Rachel M. Emmanuel on May 10, 2024, states that in 2020 and 2021, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. garnered Republican support by strongly opposing COVID-19 vaccine mandates. 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