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Thursday, September 15th, 2022

‘States’ rights’ advocate Marco Rubio announces co-sponsorship of Lindsey Graham’s federal abortion ban

Author:     Brandon Gage
Source:     AlterNet
Publication Date:     September 14, 2022
 Link: ‘States’ rights’ advocate Marco Rubio announces co-sponsorship of Lindsey Graham’s federal abortion ban
Stephan:   The MAGAt Republicans seem to believe that their anti-abortion stance will motivate their voters in November's election to a sufficient degree that they, together, will outvote those voters who believe women should have control over their own bodies. Given what has happened in Kansas, and now Michigan, it is an interesting political calculation, and will tell us a lot about the direction America is headed in the future.
MAGAt Republican Senator Marco Rubio of Florida

United States Senator Marco Rubio (R-Florida) announced on Wednesday afternoon that he has become a co-sponsor of a national abortion ban that was first proposed by Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) on Tuesday.

The legislation would outlaw the procedure after 15 weeks with limited exceptions for rape, incest, and the life of the mother.

Less than three weeks ago, Rubio told CBS News Miami’s Jim DeFede that he believes that abortion should be regulated by the states.

“[A]ll the Supreme Court said is that now that debate is not going to happen in Washington — where it wasn’t happening at all because of Roe v. Wade — now that decision has to be made at the state level…. Every state will have its own [law],” Rubio said as noted by MSNBC’s Steve Benen on Wednesday.

“Well, I think that right now this issue is appropriately before the states,” Rubio added. “That’s where it should’ve always been; that’s where it is now; and I think that’s where it’ll […]

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