{"id":1031982,"date":"2024-05-16T22:14:36","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T22:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1031982"},"modified":"2024-05-23T19:54:34","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T19:54:34","slug":"new-tim-scott-thinks-donald-trumps-extreme-anti-choice-agenda-on-abortion-is-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/new-tim-scott-thinks-donald-trumps-extreme-anti-choice-agenda-on-abortion-is-right\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW: Tim Scott Thinks Donald Trump\u2019s Extreme Anti-Choice Agenda on Abortion Is \u201cRight\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In response to MAGA minion Tim Scott <\/em>saying<\/em><\/a> Donald Trump is \u201cright\u201d about rolling back reproductive freedoms, <\/em>DNC spokesperson Aida Ross released the following statement: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTim Scott thinks Donald Trump is \u2018right\u2019 about his extreme anti-choice agenda that killed Roe v. Wade<\/em> and threatens women across the country with a national abortion ban. While Trump brags that states\u2019 draconian abortion bans are \u2018working very brilliantly,\u2019 Scott already endorsed a nationwide law to outlaw abortion that would deny women critical care and even threaten doctors with jail time. Scott may think Trump\u2019s extreme agenda to roll back our freedoms is \u2018right\u2019 \u2013 but voters have shown us election after election that they strongly disagree.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tim Scott said Donald Trump is \u201cright\u201d on abortion when he overturned <\/strong>Roe<\/em><\/strong> and paved the way for extreme abortion bans across the country.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scott<\/a>: \u201cPresident Trump has got the issue right.<\/strong> It is a state issue, it belongs to the states.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scott has a long record of backing national abortion bans, including repeatedly co-sponsoring legislation in Congress that would ban abortion nationwide and threaten doctors with jail time.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tim Scott<\/a>: \u201cWe have to have a federal limit on how far we can go, and that is something that we have to discuss.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Congress.gov<\/a>: S.2464 \u2013 Life At Conception Act Of 2016, 114th Congress, 1\/21\/16 [Tim Scott, co-sponsor]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Congress.gov<\/a>: S.231 \u2013 Life At Conception Act Of 2017, 115th Congress, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1\/24\/17 [Tim Scott, co-sponsor]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Congress.gov<\/a>: S.159 \u2013 Life At Conception Act Of 2019, 116th Congress, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1\/16\/19 [Tim Scott, co-sponsor]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Congress.gov<\/a>: S.99 \u2013 Life At Conception Act Of 2021, 117th Congress, 1\/28\/21 [Tim Scott, co-sponsor]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Congress.gov<\/a>: S.3275 \u2013 Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act Of 2020, 116th Congress, 2\/11\/20 [Tim Scott, co-sponsor]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PolitiFact<\/a>: \u201c45 Republicans in the U.S. Senate sponsored or co-sponsered the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, that would impose a prison sentence of up to five years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s what Scott thinks Trump is right on: women suffering under cruel abortion bans across the country.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alabama<\/a>: \u201cAbortions became almost entirely illegal in Alabama on June 24. A 2019 state abortion ban took effect making it a felony to perform an abortion at any stage of pregnancy, with no exceptions for pregnancies caused by rape or incest.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arizona<\/a>: \u201cArizona Supreme Court rules a near-total abortion ban from 1864 is enforceable\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arkansas<\/a>: \u201cArkansas bans nearly all abortions after Roe v. Wade overturned\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Florida<\/a>: \u201cFlorida\u2019s new restrictions will chip away at the little abortion access left in the South\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Georgia<\/a>: \u201cGeorgia abortion ban remains in effect after state Supreme Court ruling\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kentucky<\/a>: \u201cAbortion is banned in almost all circumstances.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Louisiana<\/a>: \u201cLouisiana abortion ban preserved after lawmakers kill bill to call public vote\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Missouri<\/a>: \u201cRepublicans block attempt to add rape, incest exemptions to Missouri\u2019s abortion ban\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

North Carolina<\/a>: \u201cNorth Carolina\u2019s abortion law may make traveling to end a pregnancy impossible for some in the South\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

North Dakota<\/a>: \u201cNorth Dakota court keeps strict abortion ban in place even in cases of medical emergencies\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oklahoma<\/a>: \u201cAbortion is banned in almost all circumstances.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

South Carolina<\/a>: \u201cSouth Carolina\u2019s new all-male highest court reverses course on abortion, upholding strict 6-week ban\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

South Dakota<\/a>: \u201cAbortions now illegal in South Dakota following Supreme Court\u2019s ruling\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tennessee<\/a>: \u201cAmid uncertainty and anger, Tennessee\u2019s abortion ban takes effect\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Texas<\/a>: \u201cTexas passes law banning abortion after six weeks\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wisconsin<\/a>: \u201cWisconsin Republicans approve bill banning abortions after 14 weeks of pregnancy\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

North Dakota<\/a>: \u201cNorth Dakota governor signs law banning nearly all abortions\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reminder: Trump loves to brag about how he overturned <\/strong>Roe v. Wade<\/em><\/strong> and paved the way for cruel abortion bans\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump<\/a>: \u201cI was proudly the person responsible for the ending of \u2026 <\/strong>Roe v. Wade<\/em><\/strong>.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump<\/a>: \u201cWe broke <\/strong>Roe v. Wade<\/em><\/strong> and we did something that nobody thought was possible. We gave it back to the states, and the states are working very brilliantly \u2026 But they\u2019re working, and it\u2019s working the way it\u2019s supposed to.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump<\/a>: \u201cFor 54 years they were trying to get <\/strong>Roe v. Wade<\/em><\/strong> terminated, and I did it, and I\u2019m proud to have done it. \u2026 Nobody else was going to get that done but me<\/strong>, and we did it, and we did something that was a miracle.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump<\/a>: \u201cAfter 50 years of failure, with nobody coming even close, I was able to kill <\/strong>Roe v. Wade<\/em><\/strong>, much to the \u2018shock\u2019 of everyone \u2026 Without me there would be no 6 weeks, 10 weeks, 15 weeks, or whatever is finally agreed to.<\/strong> Without me the pro Life movement would have just kept losing. Thank you President TRUMP!!!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rolling Stone<\/a>: \u201cTrump Claims Credit for All Abortion Bans\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Business Insider<\/a>: \u201cTrump boasts he’s ‘proud’ about his role in overturning Roe v. Wade, the issue that has become ballot-box poison for Republicans\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rolling Stone<\/a>: \u201cTrump Says He\u2019s \u2018Proud\u2019 to Have \u2018Terminated\u2019 Abortion Rights\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump campaign radio ad<\/a>: \u201cAnd Trump nominated conservative judges, leading to Roe v. Wade<\/em> being overturned.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FWIW<\/a>: \u201cThis week, we found more evidence that the Trump campaign has no interest in \u2018moderating\u2019 on the issue of abortion. On Monday, his team began running new Facebook video ads targeting voters in Iowa, referring to Trump as \u2018THE MOST Pro-Life President in history.\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump<\/a>: \u201cI’m the one that got rid of <\/strong>Roe v. Wade<\/em><\/strong>, and everybody said that was an impossible thing to do. I put on three Supreme Court justices. Very few people have had that privilege or honor.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump<\/a>: \u201cGetting rid of <\/strong>Roe v. Wade<\/em><\/strong> was an incredible thing<\/strong> for pro-life because it gave pro-life something to negotiate with. Pro-life had absolutely nothing, being stuck in Roe v. Wade<\/em>, to negotiate with. \u2026 And look, everybody that was president wanted to get rid and tried to get rid of Roe v. Wade<\/em> … For fifty years, this has been going on. I was able to do it, and I was very honored to do it.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And would gladly ban abortion nationwide if elected to a second term.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associated Press<\/a>: \u201cTrump says he will support national ban on abortions around 15 weeks of pregnancy\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rolling Stone<\/a>: \u201cTrump Wants to Ban Abortion Nationwide: Report\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump<\/a>: \u201cThere of course remains a vital role for the federal government in protecting unborn life. And it\u2019s very important.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump on if he would sign a six-week national abortion ban<\/a>: \u201cI’m looking at all options.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In response to MAGA minion Tim Scott saying Donald Trump is \u201cright\u201d about rolling back reproductive freedoms, DNC spokesperson Aida Ross released the following statement:  \u201cTim Scott thinks Donald Trump is \u2018right\u2019 about his extreme anti-choice agenda that killed Roe v. Wade and threatens women across the country with a national abortion ban. 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