Former President Donald Trump claim falsely During Tuesday night presidential debate Kamala Harris’ vice presidential running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, supports “executing” babies after they are born, repeating previous false claims that Democrats support killing babies.
The Republican nominee made the claim when ABC host Linsey Davis asked him why he had changed his position. Support Florida bans abortion after six weeks of pregnancy.
“Her vice presidential nominee says it’s perfectly fine to have an abortion at nine months. He also says it’s perfectly fine to execute someone after the baby is born. Now that the baby is born, it’s no longer an abortion; it’s an execution,” Trump said.
Infanticide is illegal in every state, and Harris and Walz have never supported it. Here’s what we know about this claim and where Harris and Walz stand on abortion.
A history of false claims
Trump has a history of falsely claiming that Democrats support killing babies after birth. At a recent rally in Charlotte, Trump said Harris supports abortion “right before birth and even after birth.”
During the debate, Trump repeated similar claims. At different points, he mentioned “the former governor of Virginia” and “the former governor of West Virginia,” to which Trump said, “We put the baby aside and decide what to do with the baby.”
President Trump appeared to be referring to former Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, a Democrat and physician, in a 2019 radio interview. We discussed hypothetical scenarios If the fetus has a serious malformation or cannot survive outside the womb, Northam said, “We will deliver the baby, make the baby comfortable, and if the mother and family want it, we will resuscitate the baby.”
The remarks drew a fierce backlash from Republicans, including then-Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, who accused Northam of supporting “live-born abortion.” Northam responded, “I’ve dedicated my life to caring for children, and to suggest otherwise is shameful and disgusting.”
Walls and Harris’s Views on Abortion
Vice President Harris supported restoring Roe v. Wade’s standards for abortion protection until the fetus reaches viability outside the womb, generally around the sixth month of pregnancy. The Biden-Harris administration supported the Women’s Health Protection Act of 2022, which would have prevented states from banning abortions before viability or requiring additional testing or waiting periods, but the bill failed to pass the Senate.
In a recent “Face the Nation” interview, both men said: Harris and Worlds He declined to give specifics on how far abortion should be allowed.
Asked about this during the debate, Harris said, “I absolutely support reinstating the protections of Roe v. Wade. And as you rightly noted, nowhere in the United States does a woman who is pregnant request an abortion. That doesn’t happen.”
Walz as governor Sign The Protecting Reproductive Options Act (PRO Act) of 2023 codifies abortion access in Minnesota. Some states In countries that do not prohibit abortion past the viable stage of pregnancy.
According to recent data from the CDC, less than 1% of abortions nationwide occur after 20 weeks of pregnancy. According to data from the Minnesota Department of Health, in 2022, only two abortions occurred between 25 and 30 weeks of pregnancy, and none occurred after 30 weeks. Late-term abortions are typically done to save the life of the mother or when the family is faced with a situation where the fetus is unlikely to survive long after birth.
Trump’s stance on abortion
Throughout his campaign, Trump has emphasized the fact that he has appointed three conservative justices to the U.S. Supreme Court. Overturning Roe v. Wade And the constitutional right to abortion was ended.
As president, Trump supported legislation that included a federal 20-week ban on abortion, with some exceptions. But during the 2024 presidential campaign, Trump told reporters: He won’t sign He said there should be a federal ban and that states should be able to restrict abortion as they wish.
President Trump said on August 30: Support vote Florida’s six-week abortion ban. His statement on this was that he criticized the law In the interview, she faced backlash from abortion opponents.
Florida has a proposal on its November ballot that would protect abortion rights in the state before the viability of the fetus. The state is one of 10 states with abortion issues. Abortion will be on the ballot.
