Stacey Abrams: ‘It Should Always Be That Abortion Care Is Available Until a Fetus Is Viable Unless That Viability Threatens the Life of the Mother’

Reporter With the reversal ░░░░░░░░ Roe v Wade millions ░░░░░░░░ women across the country ░░░░░░░░ reproductive rights ABRAMS Yes ░░░░░░░░ And I know you ░░░░░░░░ been a staunch advocate ░░░░░░░░ reproductive rights I also ░░░░░░░░ your faith and you ░░░░░░░░ very vocal about Christianity ░░░░░░░░ what would you say ░░░░░░░░ people who kind of ░░░░░░░░ a hard time being ░░░░░░░░ abortion but also Christian ░░░░░░░░ Abortion is a medical ░░░░░░░░ It is medical care ░░░░░░░░ is what helps a ░░░░░░░░ who s had a ░░░░░░░░ actually navigate that space ░░░░░░░░ s technically a spontaneous ░░░░░░░░ It is what happens ░░░░░░░░ an ectopic pregnancy but ░░░░░░░░ is also a decision ░░░░░░░░ women make because they ░░░░░░░░ not ready to be ░░░░░░░░ It is a medical ░░░░░░░░ And while your faith ░░░░░░░░ tradition may tell you ░░░░░░░░ you personally do not ░░░░░░░░ to make that choice ░░░░░░░░ is not my right ░░░░░░░░ a Christian to impose ░░░░░░░░ value system on someone ░░░░░░░░ because the value that ░░░░░░░░ overhang everything is the ░░░░░░░░ to make our own ░░░░░░░░ the free will that ░░░░░░░░ God I believe in ░░░░░░░░ us And my responsibility ░░░░░░░░ a legislator is to ░░░░░░░░ certain that we allow ░░░░░░░░ and nurses and medical ░░░░░░░░ to make medical decisions ░░░░░░░░ that politicians stay out ░░░░░░░░ it Reporter And would ░░░░░░░░ accept any restrictions And ░░░░░░░░ so what would those ░░░░░░░░ ABRAMS What I ve ░░░░░░░░ is that we understand ░░░░░░░░ this is a medical ░░░░░░░░ and so arbitrary political ░░░░░░░░ make no sense But ░░░░░░░░ should always be that ░░░░░░░░ care is available until ░░░░░░░░ fetus is viable unless ░░░░░░░░ viability threatens the life ░░░░░░░░ the mother.”