Cotton repeatedly blamed 'unelected justices' of the U.S. Supreme Court for establishing abortion standards that he said should be set by legislatures.
Arkansas Republican Senator Tom Cotton said Sunday he believes a fetus has constitutional rights and that life begins at conception.
"When do you believe a fetus has constitutional rights?" Todd asked Cotton, seeking his personal opinion on abortion. Arkansas Republican Senator Tom Cotton said he believes a fetus has constitutional rights and that life begins at conception. Screenshot: Meet the Press "Chuck because we live in a democratic society I recognize not everyone shares my views or the views of the vast majority of Americans or Arkansans, that's why I say that one of the major problems with having unelected judges make these kind of decisions is we don't have the ability to have those democratic debates," said Cotton."To have an open and frank conversation without playing within the guard rails that unelected judges have put up in this country.
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