The first debate of the Republican presidential primary showed the growing schism in the GOP over laws limiting abortion.
Fox News’s Martha MacCallum, who co-moderated the debate, asked the eight Republican primary candidates how, or whether, they would seek to restrict abortion at the federal level. She said it “has been a losing issue for Republicans” since the Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade in June 2022 and sent abortion laws back to the states.
But other Republicans on the stage aimed their message at the evangelical, pro-life voters who are likely to dominate the nation’s first caucus in Iowa on Jan. 15, where all of them hope to shine. Other candidates also advocated for abortion limits, but some stuck to 15 weeks, which polls show is largely supported by voters.
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum advocated for no federal ban, even though he signed a near-total abortion ban in his state. Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas, who signed a near-total ban into law when he was governor, said the states will likely decide the issue, “but it’s certainly fine to be addressed at the national level as well.”
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