Health care advocates say Gov. Abbott’s call for rape victims to rely on the Plan B pill is flawed.
Throughout the campaign, O’Rourke and Abbott have sparred over the abortion issue.interview, saying O’Rourke stands for “abortion on demand at taxpayer expense.”
“Like the vast majority of Texans, Beto has long supported the standard set by Roe v. Wade, which for half a century prohibited states from outlawing abortion in cases where the pregnancy threatened the life of the pregnant woman,” Evans said. “That standard allowed for women and their doctors to make this personal and often painful decision later in the pregnancy if the abortion was necessary to save the woman’s life.
“Texas is leading the way with regard to alternatives for abortion,” Abbott said Thursday. “It’s an all-time record high and it’s grown 800% since I’ve been governor.”
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