Georgia GOP Senate nominee Herschel Walker outright denied on Friday he paid for a former girlfriend to have an abortion during a debate with incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA).
“I said that was a lie, and I’m not backing down,” Walker said.
The former NFL star has been hit with a wave of negative headlines over the past two weeks stemming from a Daily Beast article that claimed Walker, who at times has run on a strict no-abortion agenda, paid for a woman to end her pregnancy and then sent her a get-well card as a follow-up.
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The New York Times also reported that Walker allegedly asked that same woman to get a second abortion. The news outlet reported it had spoken to Republicans close to Walker’s campaign who said they had anticipated the abortion allegations to come out and urged his handlers to be prepared.
The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade this year turned abortion into an election-defining subject. In Georgia, banning abortions after six weeks has become law. Warnock has referred to himself as a “pro-choice pastor.” Walker has used Warnock’s position on abortion to attack him.
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The debate moderator also asked Warnock what limits he would support on abortion. Warnock did not give a limit, saying the decision should be between a woman and her doctor.
He added that he trusted “women more than I trust politicians.”
