Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke unveiled an ambitious plan ...
LOS ANGELES - Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke unveiled an ambitious plan to protect abortion rights on Tuesday through mobilizing every branch of the U.S government to defend a woman’s right to terminate her pregnancy.
O’Rourke’s plan comes amid an intensifying national debate about abortion rights, one that is set to become a major issue as a huge field of Democrats seek to become the candidate to take on Republican President Donald Trump in next year’s election. Those laws form part of the latest challenge by conservatives to the landmark 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision, Roe v. Wade, which established a woman’s right to terminate her pregnancy.
O’Rourke said he would also use the powers of the executive branch to safeguard a woman’s right to choose, including appointing an attorney general who would protect abortion rights under Roe. O’Rourke’s CNN appearance was well received by the audience, who frequently cheered his responses to questions. His aides will be hoping that the appearance before a national audience will help breathe new life into a candidacy that has been struggling to gain traction.
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