Posted on 07/28/2023 6:43:34 AM PDT by Morgana
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy said he will not sign a federal abortion ban to protect unborn babies even though he is “personally pro-life.”
A businessman and author, Ramaswamy has described himself as “unapologetically pro-life,” but his comments July 21 on the All-In Podcast conflict with the pro-life mission.
Although he believes “unborn life is life,” Ramaswamy said a limit or ban on killing unborn babies at the federal level would not be “principled” because abortion is an issue for the states.
“I would not support a federal abortion ban of any kind on principled ground,” he told the All-In Podcast. “Because to me, I am grounded in constitutional principles and I think there’s no legal basis for the federal government to legislate. The 10th Amendment says that part of the American experiment is that we have diversity across states, and I think this is a states issue.”
Ramaswamy said he is “open to persuasion” if a constitutional scholar convinces him otherwise, but right now, if elected president, he would not sign a law to limit or ban abortions. However, he did say the U.S. Supreme Court was correct to overturn Roe v. Wade, and states should be allowed to protect unborn babies’ lives.
“I’m personally a believer that unborn life is life,” he continued, before criticizing the pro-life movement for not doing enough to help families in need.
“I think the pro-life movement needs to walk the walk,” Ramaswamy said, emphasizing his commitment to supporting contraception, adoption, childcare, sexual responsibility and responsible fatherhood. If people on both sides of the debate can work together on these issues, he said abortion should not be “as divisive as we’ve made it out to be.”
This is not the first time Ramaswamy has opposed a federal ban on killing unborn babies in abortions. Earlier this month, he told Fox News that abortion “is an issue for the states,” and he does not believe the federal government should be involved.
His comments on abortion begin at 1:26:37 of the video below.
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Other candidates who have announced Republican presidential bids include former Presidential Donald Trump, former Vice President Mike Pence, former North Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, U.S. Sen. Tim Scott and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum.
The American people do not support abortions up to birth, paid for with their tax dollars, which is the position of President Joe Biden. Numerous polls show strong public opposition to taxpayer funding for elective abortions and strong public support for laws that limit abortions, especially after the first trimester.
Does he small of curry and patchouli?
Good for him. It is primarily a state issue.
Does he smell of curry and patchouli?
Please...learn to read...that’s about due process...
Does God think it should be left to the states? Somehow I doubt it. There’s also a place for such a ban as per the Fourteenth Amendment - Section 1:
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
“No one is more pro life than I am...”
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That’s a laugh.
Mankind should all agree, murder should be illegal for everyone.
My bad, I will put the sarc tag on since I have beaten up others for the same offense.
“Please...learn to read...that’s about due process...”
You need to learn to read. It is obvious you have never read the US Constitution nor any cases about it.
No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
Why can’t you just answer the question of when life begins?
Stick it in your ear, pal. I agree it’s murder. Murder is a state crime, not a federal crime. The heart of the conservative critique of Roe is that it is false that the constitution implicitly recognizes a right to abortion, and the court used that manufactured notion to impose the “right.” We either have integrity and strive to return to constitutional order, or we don’t. A federal ban on abortion is no more sanctioned by the Constitution than a supposed right to an abortion.
Just because we think something is really really
Important doesn’t mean that such is a proper area for federal legislation
The Soros Plant wants to undo the Hyde amendment .
Got it .
Who is this obvious plant still fooling?
If you wanted to be helpful instead of snippy you could have provided an excerpt.
As I understand it, the context of the 14th Amendment was the systematic mistreatment of ex-slaves by the Democrats. Section 1 reads:
“Section 1.
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”
One could argue that this applies to the unborn. As far as I know, that is a novel position. However, I assume that if it makes any sense at all, someone, somewhere made that argument. I think it's a hard sell. For starters the first sentence mentions “persons born,” which would seem to exclude persons unborn. Secondly, novel arguments are generally hard to sell.
By the way, Vivek said he'd be willing to consider such an argument.
“Does he small of curry and patchouli?”
Do you small of intellect?
Aryan. It’s why Nazis co-opted the Swastika.
Also Nordic Runes.
Does this sound like a guy who is going to appoint pro-life SCOTUS justices?
"“I think the pro-life movement needs to walk the walk,” Ramaswamy said, emphasizing his commitment to supporting contraception, adoption, childcare, sexual responsibility and responsible fatherhood. If people on both sides of the debate can work together on these issues, he said abortion should not be “as divisive as we’ve made it out to be.”
Abortion should not be as "divisive as we've made it out to be"??? Abortion is an abomination! There is no 'work together' with Planned Parenthood!
Don't fall for this cheap red-dot brahmin bs tech bro sob. He is out of his league.
Maybe he’s not ready to take the office. Maybe he needs to study the issues before shooting off his mouth.
According to his words he would veto a late term abortion ban.
He has exposed himself either as a pro abortion candidate or an ignoramus.
Oh dear ..i made a typo...which i corrected a couple post later.
That wasn’t remotely an answer to my question.
I’m not voting for anyone, as I live in Wilmington DE now.
Exactly.
This post and article is tailor-made for all the folks here on FR who *ONLY* support Trump, and will actively attack and demean all others.
Willfully blind.
I am a big 10th Amendment person anyways. Like you wrote, it’s a State issue like SO MANY issues should be.
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