Nikki Haley: A 2024 candidate's pledging a federal abortion ban would not be 'honest'

[onthedarkside]

 

GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley declined Sunday to endorse a federal abortion ban and said it would not be honest for a Republican to promise such an unrealistic prospect to the American people.

 

In an interview on CBS’ “Face the Nation,” Haley, who was ambassador to the United Nations and governor of South Carolina, said, "For a national standard, I think we have to tell the American people the truth."

 

She noted the political realities of passing federal legislation through Congress: "In order to do a national standard, you’d have to have a majority of the House, 60 Senate votes and a president. We haven’t had 60 pro-life senators in 100 years.

 

https://news.yahoo.com/nikki-haley-2024-candidates-pledging-231806032.html

 

 

[Hanaguma]

She is right. This is an issue that has been left up to the states to decide for themselves.  

[Credo]

1 hour ago, Hanaguma said:

She is right. This is an issue that has been left up to the states to decide for themselves.  

So was slavery.   States should not have the authority to deprive people of rights over their own body.   

[Bkk Brian]

1 hour ago, Hanaguma said:

She is right. This is an issue that has been left up to the states to decide for themselves.  

She's not saying that though, she's dodging the issue by saying they've not got enough votes to pass it anyway.

 

She noted the political realities of passing federal legislation through Congress: "In order to do a national standard, you’d have to have a majority of the House, 60 Senate votes and a president. We haven’t had 60 pro-life senators in 100 years.

[bamnutsak]

She should speak to her fellow South Carolinian, Lindsey Graham, whom I think proposed a Federal ban. She shouldn't speak to Tim Scott who clearly doesn't have a definable position.

 

IMO, Ms. Haley is weak and shallow, and duplicitous. As are most Repbulicans on this issue. She'll say anything on this issue to get through a news cycle.

 

Nikki Haley calls for 'consensus' and 'sensitivity' on abortion but says specifics will take work

"I do believe there is a federal role on abortion," Haley said.

 

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Tuesday made a her case for a "consensus" on abortion, an issue that continues to divide conservatives. But she stopped short of adopting strict stances -- such as embracing or rejecting a national ban at a certain week in pregnancy -- beyond saying the government needed to have some role and stressed that she wanted fewer abortions in the country.

 

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/nikki-haley-calls-consensus-sensitivity-abortion-avoids-specifics/story?id=98829598

Edited May 16, 2023 by bamnutsak