{"id":2242622,"date":"2024-05-11T19:35:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-11T23:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-walks-back-stance-on-full-term-abortion\/"},"modified":"2024-05-11T19:40:01","modified_gmt":"2024-05-11T23:40:01","slug":"rfk-jr-walks-back-stance-on-full-term-abortion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-walks-back-stance-on-full-term-abortion\/","title":{"rendered":"RFK Jr. revises position on late-term abortion"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/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%2Frfk-jr-walks-back-stance-on-full-term-abortion%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=2242622&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>Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/evan-mcmullin-is-the-democrats-utah-senate-candidate\/\" title=\"Evan McMullin Is The Democrats\u2019 Utah Senate Candidate\">independent presidential candidate<\/a>, clarified his \u2063stance on &#8220;elective&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">late-term abortions<\/a> of healthy \u200bbabies. His comments on The Sage Steele Show sparked online outrage, leading to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/combat-vet-paralympian-blasts-gestapo-tactics-of-u-s-soccer-after-losing-council-seat-racism-accusations\/\" title=\"Combat Vet, Paralympian Blasts \u2018Gestapo Tactics\u2019 Of U.S. Soccer After Losing Council Seat, Racism Accusations\">clarifying statement<\/a>. Kennedy \u200dadvocates\u2064 against government interference in abortion, emphasizing that late-term abortions should be limited to cases of major health\u2063 issues affecting viability.  <\/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>Independent presidential candidate <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rfk-jr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/a> clarified his stance on purely \u201celective\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abortion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>abortions<\/a> of healthy babies in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/2998031\/rfk-jr-reiterates-support-abortion-access\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"late-term babies\">late-term pregnancies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy appeared on <em>The Sage Steele Show<\/em> earlier this week to advocate against government involvement in abortion, \u201ceven if it\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rnc-chair-condemns-biden-abortion-policy\/\" title=\"RNC chair condemns Biden abortion policy\">full term<\/a>.\u201d The clip subsequently outraged enough listeners online that he issued a clarifying statement Friday on X, saying he meant that late-term abortions should be reserved for babies with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pennsylvania-democrat-senate-nominee-fettermans-doctor-reveals-he-has-a-heart-problem\/\" title=\"Pennsylvania Democrat Senate Nominee Fetterman\u2019s Doctor Reveals He Has a Heart Problem\">major health problems<\/a> that affect their viability.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCases like this are why I am leery of inserting the government into abortion,\u201d Kennedy wrote. \u201cI had been assuming that virtually all late-term abortions were such cases, but I\u2019ve learned that my assumption was wrong. Sometimes, women abort healthy, viable late-term fetuses. These cases of purely \u2018elective\u2019 late-term abortion are very upsetting. Once the baby is viable outside the womb, it should have rights and it deserves society\u2019s protection.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Abortion has been a notoriously divisive issue in America, but actually I see an emerging consensus \u2014 abortion should be legal up until a certain number of weeks, and restricted thereafter. Even in the reddest of red states, voters reject total abortion bans. And on the other\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobertKennedyJr\/status\/1789121919951704481?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Kennedy said he came to his latest conclusion after discussing the topic with family, advisers, and supporters. However, throughout his campaign, he has altered his stance on abortion, as he previously held the opinion that the option should only be available in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/beltway-confidential\/2999595\/rfk-jr-cant-get-abortion-story-straight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"first three months\">first three months<\/a> of a pregnancy.<\/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>Kennedy will be on the ballot in Utah, Michigan, California, Delaware, and\u00a0Oklahoma, according to his campaign. Additionally, the campaign claims to have collected enough signatures to appear on the ballots in New Hampshire,\u00a0Nevada,\u00a0Hawaii,\u00a0North Carolina,\u00a0Idaho,\u00a0Nebraska,\u00a0Iowa,\u00a0and\u00a0Ohio.<\/p>\n<p>Abortion likely will be a deciding factor in November\u2019s elections. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/2987064\/voters-dont-like-dobbs-happy-with-abortion-laws-in-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"CNN poll\">CNN poll<\/a> taken this month,\u00a0almost half of adults, 49%, wanted lawmakers to enact nationwide protections for abortion access. Another 37% said the matter should be left up to the states. The remaining 14% said they prefer nationwide abortion restrictions.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. clarified his stance on purely &#8220;elective&#8221; late-term abortions of healthy babies. On The Sage Steele Show, he advocated against government interference in abortion, even at full term. 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