Beto O'Rourke Admits He Defends Abortion Up to At Least the Day Before Birth

Calvin Freiburger : Aug 28, 2019
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"I don't question the decisions that a woman makes." -Beto O'Rourke

(Charleston, SC) — [Lifesitenews.com] Former Texas Representative and Democrat presidential candidate Robert "Beto" O'Rourke refused to disavow abortion at any stage of pregnancy Monday night, reiterating standard "pro-choice" rhetoric in response to a question about killing a baby the day before birth. (Image credit: Kathy Willens-AP /via Washington Post)

O'Rourke was addressing a crowd at the College of Charleston in South Carolina when an audience member asked him a follow-up about his past support for third-trimester abortions, the Washington Free Beacon reported.

"So, my question is this: I was born September 8th, 1989, and I want to know if you think on September 7th, 1989, my life had no value?" the man asked.

"Of course, I don't think that, and, of course, I'm glad that you're here," O'Rourke replied. "This is a decision that neither you, nor I, nor the United States government should be making. That's a decision for the woman to make. We want her to have the best possible access to care and to a medical provider, and I'll tell you the consequence of this, this attack on a woman's right to choose."

The reply drew what Breitbart's Joel Pollack called "massive cheers" from the audience, but the pro-lifer was undeterred. "But what about my right to life?" he repeated.

"I listened to you, and I heard your question. I'm answering it," the candidate claimed. "And I want to tell you some of the consequences of this. In my home state of Texas, thanks to these 'trap' laws that make it harder for providers to offer the full spectrum of reproductive care, more than a quarter of our family planning clinics have closed"... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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