RFK Jr. running mate Shanahan says campaign supports abortion limits ‘between 15 and 18 weeks’
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s running mate, Nicole Shanahan, says their campaign supports federal limits restricting abortion access “between 15 and 18 weeks” of gestation, the latest statement on the issue after the campaign walked back recent comments made by Kennedy in opposition to government limits on abortion.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s running mate, Nicole Shanahan, says their campaign supports federal limits restricting abortion access “between 15 and 18 weeks” of gestation, the latest statement on the issue after the campaign walked back recent comments made by Kennedy in opposition to government limits on abortion. Shanahan said in an interview on the “Cartier Family” podcast released Wednesday that the Kennedy campaign “very much supports limits” on abortion access, explaining that the independent presidential candidate arrived at the position after conversations with both abortion rights advocates and anti-abortion supporters on his campaign. “The campaign stance right now is very much, you know, looking at terms and limits, and the campaign very much supports limits on abortion,” she said. When asked at what period the Kennedy campaign would want to set limits on abortion, Shanahan responded, “It, you know, moves around between 15 and 18 weeks.” Shanahan’s comments are only the latest in the Kennedy’s campaign’s changing viewpoints on abortion, which have ranged from total opposition to government limits to support for abortion restrictions in the final months of pregnancy in line with the framework created through Roe v. Wade. Kennedy said in a podcast interview released last week that he opposes any government limits on abortion access. When asked if he supported keeping abortion legal “even if it’s full term” – referring to the possibility of an abortion near the expected delivery date of a child – Kennedy responded affirmatively.
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