“I don’t believe a tragic situation should be perpetuated by another tragedy,” Noem said as she dodged questions by CNN’s Dana Bash Sunday morning
Republican Gov. Kristi Noem ducked and dodged Sunday morning when asked if South Dakota would force a raped 10-year-old to give birth—eventually suggesting that “tragic situation” shouldn’t change her state’s“The law today is that abortions are illegal except to save the life of the mother,” Noem told anchor Dana Bash on CNN’sBash had pressed Noem about the case of a 10-year-old girl in Ohio who was denied an abortion because she was three days past the state’s six-week abortion ban.
“No, I’m never okay with that. That story will keep me up at night. It breaks my heart,” Noem responded. “I can’t even imagine. What I would say is I don’t believe a tragic situation should be perpetuated by another tragedy,” Noem finally said. “And so there’s more that we’ve got to do to make sure that we really are living a life that says every life is precious, especially innocent lives that have been shattered like that 10-year-old girl.
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