Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) called on all 2024 presidential candidates to support his call for a 15-week abortion ban, saying, “We have to learn to stand up for our rights and make sure every single child in every single state has the same rights.”
Fifteen weeks is seen as a major landmark of pregnancy, as it is the point at which most physicians agree that a fetus can feel pain in the same way as an adult. All Republican candidates for president have asserted they are anti-abortion, but they have shared differing and, at times, wavering policy strategies over the topic. Scott left no doubt as to his position on Wednesday.
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“Three out of four Americans say 15 weeks is the exact right place to be as it relates to stopping radical states like New York, California, and Illinois on having abortion on demand up until the day of birth,” Scott told Hannity. “That’s just wrong. We, as a nation, we’re better than that.”
“I want my entire presidential … all the presidential candidates, whether it is Ron, Nikki, the former president, they should all join me and support a 15-week limit,” the South Carolina senator added.
Abortion is slated to be a major topic in the 2024 elections. GOP candidates such as Scott and Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) have generally taken severe stances against abortion at the federal level, while former President Donald Trump and former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley have called for more consensus before making a unilateral decision.
Trump recently came under fire for saying that a six-week limitation on abortion in Florida was a “mistake” and a “terrible thing.” In a prior speech, he also said that politicians aren’t skilled at discussing an issue as delicate as abortion.
He emphasized in both appearances that if he is elected, he will negotiate with both sides and come to a deal that works for everyone. Haley has made similar calls for a national “consensus” on abortion, though she has also said she would sign a federal abortion ban, while Trump appears more inclined to let individual states decide on the matter.
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Democrats see abortion as a topic where they can defeat Republicans in 2024, and perhaps Trump and Haley view taking a less severe approach as benefitting them in a potential general election. Scott, however, has made clear that he would enact a federal ban on abortion at 15 weeks.
According to the most recent RealClearPolitics polling data, Scott has a support of 2.3%, while Trump stands far ahead of the field at 58.8%.
