Republican J.D. Vance buried Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan Monday night during the Ohio U.S. Senate debate, successfully highlighting the Democrat’s radical stances on both abortion and immigration in one fell swoop.
Asked by a debate moderator what limits, if any, he supports regarding abortion, Ryan responded that he wanted to codify Roe v. Wade.
“That was established law for 50 years, and we didn’t have all the chaos that we’re having now,” the congressman said. “We’ve got to have some moderation on this issue.”
Well, that’s a trick response, because Roe did not establish any set time limit during the pregnancy after which abortions would be illegal.
The majority in Roe said after the age of viability of the baby outside the womb — the court referenced 24 weeks (six months) — a state “may, if it chooses, regulate or even proscribe, abortion except where it is necessary, in appropriate medical judgment for the preservation of the life or health of the mother.”
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Vance pointed to his opponent’s vote for the Women’s Health Protection Act, which goes well beyond Roe to start making the case that Ryan is an extremist on the issue.
“He says that he wants to codify Roe. He voted for a piece of legislation that would have overturned Roe and required abortion on demand at 40 weeks for fully elective reasons,” Vance said.
Washington Post fact-checker Glenn Kessler noted that the Women’s Health Protection Act language allows abortions up to the time of birth when the “health” of the mother is at issue.
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Critics say that is an exception, based on court precedent, that you can drive a Mack truck through, with factors like emotional, psychological or familial health cited as the reason for the late-term abortion.
Vance noted that Ryan also voted against legislation in 2018 requiring medical care to be given to babies that survive abortions.
Asked specifically if he would support GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham’s bill…
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