Cruz to Debate Moderator Pressing Him on Abortion: ‘Why Do You Keep Asking Me?’

WHITELY Senator the first ░░░░░░░░ is for you Texas ░░░░░░░░ one of the strictest ░░░░░░░░ bans in United States ░░░░░░░░ s no exception for ░░░░░░░░ or for incest as ░░░░░░░░ know In 2021 you ░░░░░░░░ sponsored a bill in ░░░░░░░░ that included those exceptions ░░░░░░░░ a year later when ░░░░░░░░ Supreme Court overturned Roe ░░░░░░░░ Wade you said that ░░░░░░░░ agree with a Texas ░░░░░░░░ that has zero exceptions ░░░░░░░░ tonight the question is ░░░░░░░░ do you stand on ░░░░░░░░ And we re asking ░░░░░░░░ your personal opinion as ░░░░░░░░ Texan and as a ░░░░░░░░ Cruz Well listen abortion ░░░░░░░░ an issue that many ░░░░░░░░ and Americans care deeply ░░░░░░░░ And it s an ░░░░░░░░ that people of good ░░░░░░░░ can disagree People are ░░░░░░░░ and deeply pro life ░░░░░░░░ are genuinely and deeply ░░░░░░░░ choice and there are ░░░░░░░░ sorts of positions in ░░░░░░░░ I agree with the ░░░░░░░░ States Supreme Court that ░░░░░░░░ our Constitution the way ░░░░░░░░ resolve questions like that ░░░░░░░░ on which we have ░░░░░░░░ and genuine disagreements is ░░░░░░░░ the ballot box is ░░░░░░░░ and that s why ░░░░░░░░ state law now is ░░░░░░░░ the legislature in Austin ░░░░░░░░ the laws in Texas ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t expect Texas ░░░░░░░░ to be the same ░░░░░░░░ California You wouldn t ░░░░░░░░ Alabama to be the ░░░░░░░░ as New York I ░░░░░░░░ say though in Texas ░░░░░░░░ the question of abortion ░░░░░░░░ are a lot of ░░░░░░░░ we disagree but there ░░░░░░░░ also a lot of ░░░░░░░░ In Texas we overwhelmingly ░░░░░░░░ that parents should be ░░░░░░░░ and have to consent ░░░░░░░░ their child gets an ░░░░░░░░ In Texas we overwhelmingly ░░░░░░░░ that late term abortions ░░░░░░░░ the eighth and ninth ░░░░░░░░ that s too extreme ░░░░░░░░ I ll tell you ░░░░░░░░ Texas we overwhelmingly agree ░░░░░░░░ taxpayer money shouldn t ░░░░░░░░ for abortions Unfortunately Congressman ░░░░░░░░ s voting record rejects ░░░░░░░░ Texas consensus He has ░░░░░░░░ in favor of striking ░░░░░░░░ Texas law that gives ░░░░░░░░ the right to be ░░░░░░░░ and consent He s ░░░░░░░░ in favor of striking ░░░░░░░░ Texas law and legalizing ░░░░░░░░ up to and including ░░░░░░░░ eighth and ninth month ░░░░░░░░ pregnancy That s extreme ░░░░░░░░ it s not where ░░░░░░░░ people of Texas are ░░░░░░░░ Senator that s your ░░░░░░░░ Congressman 90 seconds for ░░░░░░░░ response ALLRED Listen it ░░░░░░░░ time to finally tell ░░░░░░░░ truth here Senator Cruz ░░░░░░░░ looked into a camera ░░░░░░░░ lied to Texans about ░░░░░░░░ position Let s be ░░░░░░░░ clear you should look ░░░░░░░░ the camera and speak ░░░░░░░░ Kate Cox who is ░░░░░░░░ right now and explain ░░░░░░░░ her why this law ░░░░░░░░ you said is perfectly ░░░░░░░░ why she was forced ░░░░░░░░ leave her two children ░░░░░░░░ and flee our state ░░░░░░░░ get the care that ░░░░░░░░ needed Or look into ░░░░░░░░ camera talk to Amanda ░░░░░░░░ who s watching right ░░░░░░░░ and explain to her ░░░░░░░░ it s perfectly reasonable ░░░░░░░░ because she had a ░░░░░░░░ in her pregnancy and ░░░░░░░░ denied care so long ░░░░░░░░ she may never be ░░░░░░░░ children of her own ░░░░░░░░ to the 26 000 ░░░░░░░░ women who have been ░░░░░░░░ to give birth to ░░░░░░░░ rapist s child under ░░░░░░░░ law that you call ░░░░░░░░ reasonable It s not ░░░░░░░░ is not freedom I ░░░░░░░░ Texas women to make ░░░░░░░░ own healthcare decisions You ░░░░░░░░ Aly and have had ░░░░░░░░ baby boys here in ░░░░░░░░ the last five years ░░░░░░░░ re scared the entire ░░░░░░░░ you don t know ░░░░░░░░ they re going to ░░░░░░░░ but I can t ░░░░░░░░ the doctor come in ░░░░░░░░ say there s a ░░░░░░░░ with the baby or ░░░░░░░░ problem with Aly and ░░░░░░░░ s nothing I can ░░░░░░░░ because Ted Cruz thinks ░░░░░░░░ knows better That s ░░░░░░░░ who we are as ░░░░░░░░ When I m in ░░░░░░░░ United States Senate we ░░░░░░░░ restore a woman s ░░░░░░░░ to choose we will ░░░░░░░░ Roe v Wade the ░░░░░░░░ of the land again ░░░░░░░░ we will make these ░░░░░░░░ of seeing these horrific ░░░░░░░░ going on all over ░░░░░░░░ state something of the ░░░░░░░░ That s my commitment ░░░░░░░░ Texas WHITELY Congressman thank ░░░░░░░░ Senator you did not ░░░░░░░░ answer the question I ░░░░░░░░ to ask it to ░░░░░░░░ again Do you support ░░░░░░░░ oppose exceptions for rape ░░░░░░░░ for incest Again asking ░░░░░░░░ a Texan and as ░░░░░░░░ father tonight Cruz So ░░░░░░░░ want to be very ░░░░░░░░ if you listened to ░░░░░░░░ Allred s answer at ░░░░░░░░ point did he make ░░░░░░░░ reference to his own ░░░░░░░░ He desperately wants to ░░░░░░░░ from the fact that ░░░░░░░░ a congressman he voted ░░░░░░░░ strike down Texas parental ░░░░░░░░ law He voted to ░░░░░░░░ down Texas parental consent ░░░░░░░░ He voted to legalize ░░░░░░░░ term abortions including the ░░░░░░░░ and ninth month He ░░░░░░░░ he wants to codify ░░░░░░░░ v Wade but that ░░░░░░░░ not what he voted ░░░░░░░░ And I ll tell ░░░░░░░░ what tonight I suspect ░░░░░░░░ s going to run ░░░░░░░░ from his record on ░░░░░░░░ whole lot of issues ░░░░░░░░ have a website it ░░░░░░░░ called Allredfacts com Allredfacts ░░░░░░░░ Every time he gives ░░░░░░░░ answer just click on ░░░░░░░░ com and we ll ░░░░░░░░ you the exact vote ░░░░░░░░ cast And asked for ░░░░░░░░ the law should be ░░░░░░░░ Texas that s a ░░░░░░░░ that will be made ░░░░░░░░ the state legislature You ░░░░░░░░ Congressman Allred is running ░░░░░░░░ sorts of ads saying ░░░░░░░░ I made this decision ░░░░░░░░ don t serve in ░░░░░░░░ state legislature I m ░░░░░░░░ the governor The folks ░░░░░░░░ make the laws here ░░░░░░░░ the state legislature and ░░░░░░░░ governor He knows that ░░░░░░░░ he s trying to ░░░░░░░░ the voters in Texas ░░░░░░░░ I want to jump ░░░░░░░░ here because I think ░░░░░░░░ s too important WHITELY ░░░░░░░░ ll give you 60 ░░░░░░░░ ALLRED I want to ░░░░░░░░ very clear to the ░░░░░░░░ of Texas I support ░░░░░░░░ protections and the restrictions ░░░░░░░░ Roe But Senator Cruz ░░░░░░░░ called himself pro life ░░░░░░░░ re not You re ░░░░░░░░ pro life It s ░░░░░░░░ pro life to deny ░░░░░░░░ care so long that ░░░░░░░░ can t have children ░░░░░░░░ It s not pro ░░░░░░░░ to force a victim ░░░░░░░░ rape to carry their ░░░░░░░░ s baby It s ░░░░░░░░ pro life that our ░░░░░░░░ mortality rate has skyrocketed ░░░░░░░░ 56 percent That s ░░░░░░░░ pro life Senator So ░░░░░░░░ every Texas woman at ░░░░░░░░ and every Texas family ░░░░░░░░ this understand that when ░░░░░░░░ Cruz says he s ░░░░░░░░ life he doesn t ░░░░░░░░ yours WHITELY Senator I ░░░░░░░░ to give you 60 ░░░░░░░░ I want to ask ░░░░░░░░ why is this an ░░░░░░░░ you won t address ░░░░░░░░ saying whether you support ░░░░░░░░ oppose exceptions for rape ░░░░░░░░ incest Cruz Jason I ░░░░░░░░ curious why do you ░░░░░░░░ asking me that but ░░░░░░░░ hold on a second ░░░░░░░░ ve asked Congressman Allred ░░░░░░░░ about his voting record ░░░░░░░░ the fact that he ░░░░░░░░ to strike down Texas ░░░░░░░░ notification law and parental ░░░░░░░░ law You haven t ░░░░░░░░ him about that That ░░░░░░░░ his record He doesn ░░░░░░░░ deny it He gives ░░░░░░░░ that is disconnected from ░░░░░░░░ actual voting record he ░░░░░░░░ And listen my view ░░░░░░░░ believe in democracy If ░░░░░░░░ Allred does not like ░░░░░░░░ decisions that the state ░░░░░░░░ has made if he ░░░░░░░░ t like the decision ░░░░░░░░ governor has made then ░░░░░░░░ is welcome to run ░░░░░░░░ state legislature and run ░░░░░░░░ governor But in Congress ░░░░░░░░ one of us have ░░░░░░░░ vote I have not ░░░░░░░░ to strike down Texas ░░░░░░░░ Congressman Allred has Congressman ░░░░░░░░ has voted to tell ░░░░░░░░ a mother at home ░░░░░░░░ have no right to ░░░░░░░░ if your daughter s ░░░░░░░░ an abortion That s ░░░░░░░░ extreme position And I ░░░░░░░░ tell you the overwhelming ░░░░░░░░ of Texans do not ░░░░░░░░ with Congressman Allred s ░░░░░░░░ position against parental rights ░░░░░░░░ the rights of a ░░░░░░░░ and dad to be ░░░░░░░░ their daughter in a ░░░░░░░░ and challenging time WHITELY ░░░░░░░░ let s move onto ░░░░░░░░ topic.”