{"id":771789,"date":"2021-09-16T21:43:29","date_gmt":"2021-09-17T01:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=771789"},"modified":"2021-09-16T21:43:39","modified_gmt":"2021-09-17T01:43:39","slug":"youngkin-pitches-himself-as-pro-life-moderate-mcauliffe-pushes-for-abortion-expansion-in-virginia-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youngkin-pitches-himself-as-pro-life-moderate-mcauliffe-pushes-for-abortion-expansion-in-virginia-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"Youngkin Pitches Himself As Pro-Life Moderate, McAuliffe Pushes For Abortion Expansion In Virginia Debate"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fyoungkin-pitches-himself-as-pro-life-moderate-mcauliffe-pushes-for-abortion-expansion-in-virginia-debate%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=771789&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Untitled-design-5-scaled-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Democratic Virginia candidate for governor Terry McAuliffe traded blows with Republican candidate Glenn Youngkin over abortion during Thursday night\u2019s gubernatorial debate.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Youngkin called for a law banning abortion in Virginia after an unborn baby could feel pain, while McAuliffe pushed to remove restrictions on third trimester abortions.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cThat really puts women in rural communities at a real disadvantage,\u201d McAuliffe said of Virginia\u2019s current restrictions third trimester abortion.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Democratic Virginia candidate for governor Terry McAuliffe traded blows with Republican candidate Glenn Youngkin over abortion during Thursday night\u2019s gubernatorial debate.<\/p>\n<p>For a woman to obtain a third trimester abortion in Virginia, <a href=\"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/title18.2\/chapter4\/section18.2-74\/\">current law requires<\/a> that three doctors certify the mother would likely die or suffer serious health damages without an abortion. McAuliffe was asked Thursday evening whether he would support reducing the number of doctors required to certify and whether he would support changing the medical standard to merely damage to a woman\u2019s health.<\/p>\n<p>He responded that \u201cthe problem is\u201d rural parts of Virginia don\u2019t always have three available doctors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo that really puts women in rural communities at a real disadvantage,\u201d he said. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/09\/16\/virginia-glenn-youngkin-march-for-life\/\">(RELATED: Republican Candidate For VA Governor Will Not Personally Attend State March for Life)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>McAuliffe assured viewers that he he would \u201cof course\u201d support a measure to ease third trimester abortion restrictions, adding that Youngkin \u201cwants to ban abortion\u201d \u2014 a claim that the Washington Post <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/09\/14\/glenn-youngkin-pro-life-virginia-mcauliffe-washington-post-pinocchios\/\">recently gave him<\/a> \u201ctwo pinnochios\u201d for, since Youngkin has carefully steered clear of taking such a clear stance on abortion.<\/p>\n<p>Though Youngkin has made it clear that he supports rolling back Democratic abortion expansions, WaPo noted, he does not support Planned Parenthood, doesn\u2019t think taxpayer dollars should go to abortions, and he hasn\u2019t specifically said that he would ban abortions or defund the organization.<\/p>\n<p>Youngkin himself&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/09\/07\/virginia-abortion-mcauliffe-youngkin\/\">told the Daily Caller News Foundation<\/a> he is pro-life but believes \u201cin exceptions in the case of rape, and in case of incest, in case the mother\u2019s life is in jeopardy.\u201d He did not give the DCNF specifics on what type of abortion restrictions he would support.<\/p>\n<p>McAuliffe also warned that restricting abortion in Virginia will only cripple the economy by angering the likes of tech giants Amazon, Google, and Facebook.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Youngkin said again Thursday that he is pro-life but believes in exceptions in cases of rape, incest, and when the life of the mother is at risk. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/09\/14\/glenn-youngkin-pro-life-virginia-mcauliffe-washington-post-pinocchios\/\">(RELATED: Washington Post: Glenn Youngkin Isn\u2019t As Pro-Life As McAuliffe Claims)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the Texas bill is one that is the standard right now that we\u2019re all looking at,\u201d he said, referring to Texas\u2019 new Heartbeat Act, \u201cand I would not sign the Texas bill today\u2026the Texas bill also is unworkable and confusing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Republican candidate then steered the conversation towards McAuliffe\u2019s \u201cextreme views\u201d on abortion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we\u2019re not doing this evening is talking to my opponent about his extreme views,\u201d he said, \u201csee my opponent doesn\u2019t want to talk about this topic tonight, because he actually called legislation that would enable abortion, paid for with taxpayer money, all the way up through and including birth, where a child is kept comfortable while a decision is made whether that child lives or dies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe called that legislation common sense legislation and said he would sign it,\u201d Youngkin said. \u201cFriends, my opponent wants to be the abortion governor and I want to be the jobs governor.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/09\/07\/virginia-abortion-mcauliffe-youngkin\/\">(RELATED: As Virginia Governor\u2019s Race Draws To A Close, McAuliffe Will Not Name One Abortion Restriction He Supports)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Republican candidate again said that he supports a law banning abortion after an unborn baby can feel pain, while McAuliffe promised the women of Virginia that he supports \u201cthe laws we have on the books today\u201d and would like to see Virginia enshrine Roe v. Wade.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy opponent ignores the truth, he\u2019s the most extreme pro abortion candidate in America today,\u201d Youngkin said, \u201cand he\u2019s marketing Virginia as a place to come get an abortion as opposed to a place to come do business.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. 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