Press sec. Jen Psaki to CeciliaVega on TX governor’s comments in defense of abortion law with no rape exceptions: “If Gov. Abbott has a means of eliminating all rapists or all rape from the United States, then there would be bipartisan support for that.”
DALLAS -- Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday defended a new state law banning most abortions that also does not provide exceptions for cases of rape or incest, saying it does not force victims to give birth even though it prohibits abortions before some women know they're pregnant.
The comments drew new criticism from opponents of the Texas law that is the biggest curb on abortion in the U.S. since they were legalized a half-century ago, prohibiting abortions once medical professionals can detect cardiac activity, which is usually around six weeks. Though abortion providers in Texas say the law is unconstitutional, they say they are abiding by it.
Recent surveys by the U.S. Department of Justice found that most rapes go unreported to police, including a 2019 survey that found about 1 in 3 victims reporting they were raped or sexually assaulted. Jones said Abbott's statements were both confusing and disheartening. She said she’d “like to hear more” from Abbott on his statement on eliminating rape.
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