Deep Dive | Episode 20 | US Presidential Elections and Abortion Rights

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#DeepDiveWithOutlook | How will the abortion rights debate shape the U.S. presidential election? As candidates navigate this issue, could it be the deciding factor at the polls?

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00:00A 12 or 13-year-old survivor of incest being forced to carry a pregnancy to term?

00:07They don't want that?

00:09The overturning of Roe v. Wade and abortion rights has been at the center of the US presidential

00:14election.

00:15According to a survey conducted by the non-profit health policy organization, KFF, it is the

00:21top issue for American women younger than 30 in these elections.

00:27Women overall ranked abortion as their top three concerns after inflation and threats

00:32to democracy ahead of immigration.

00:35Welcome to Deep Dive with Outlook.

00:37Today, we will be discussing the US presidential elections and the impact of abortion rights

00:43on it.

00:44I absolutely support reinstating the protections of Roe v. Wade.

00:48Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee, has positioned herself as the reproductive

00:54rights candidate.

00:55Earning endorsements from organizations like the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, the Committee

01:01to Protect Health Care, and Reproductive Freedom for All.

01:05No, I'm not in favor of abortion, but it doesn't matter because this issue has now been taken

01:11over by the states.

01:13Former President and Republican nominee Donald Trump, on the other hand, has shifted his

01:18stance several times on the issue during the course of his campaign.

01:23Early last week, he said during a Fox News town hall, it's going to be redone, they are

01:29going to, you are going to, you end up with the vote of the people, they are too tough,

01:35too tough, and those are going to be redone because already there's a movement in those

01:40states.

01:41Earlier this month, he wrote on Truth Social that he would not support a federal abortion

01:46ban under any circumstances and would in fact veto it.

01:52But leading up to the presidential debate in August this year, when Trump's running

01:56mate J.D. Vance committed in an interview to veto a federal abortion ban, Trump dismissed

02:02it during the debate.

02:04Can you commit, Senator, sitting right here with me today, that if you and Donald Trump

02:09are elected, that you will not impose a federal ban on abortion?

02:13I can absolutely commit that.

02:15If such a piece of legislation landed on Donald Trump's desk, would he veto it?

02:20I think it would be very clear he would not support it.

02:21I mean, he said that explicitly.

02:22But would he veto it?

02:23Yeah, I mean, if you're not supporting it as the president of the United States, you

02:25fundamentally have to veto it.

02:26So he would veto a federal abortion ban?

02:28I think he would.

02:29He said that explicitly that he would.

02:31And again, Lindsey, Lindsey.

02:32I don't think he's ever said explicitly he would.

02:33I didn't discuss it with J.D. in all fairness.

02:36J.D., and I don't mind if he has a certain view, but I think he was speaking for me,

02:41but I really didn't.

02:42That same month, he also said he will vote against a ballot measure in his home state

02:48of Florida that would protect abortion rights.

02:51His decision to vote against it came just one day after he made this statement.

02:56Well, I think the six week is too short.

02:58It has to be more time.

03:00And so that's and I've told them that I want more weeks.

03:03So you'll vote in favor of the amendment?

03:05I'm voting that I am going to be voting that we need more than six weeks.

03:09Critics believe the wavering position of Trump is an attempt to thread the divide between

03:14his anti-abortion supporters and the majority who support abortion rights.

03:19But as the elections get closer, we can see Trump openly expressing his stand on a federal

03:25abortion ban.

03:26Some think this could also be the presidential candidate's attempt to counteract the anger

03:31over the Roe v. Wade ruling that limited Republican gains in the 2022 midterm elections and boosted

03:38Democrats' performance in state races in Kentucky and Virginia last year.

03:44Abortion will be on the ballot in 10 U.S. states for the November 5 election.

03:49Lawmakers in New York and Maryland have also approved amendments for the ballot, aiming

03:55to enhance existing protection for abortion in their state constitutions.

04:01So far, voters have chosen to protect or expand abortion access in seven states since the

04:07court's decision, including conservative strongholds Ohio, Kentucky, and Kansas, highlighting

04:13the issue's ability to swing the elections.

04:16Outlook's next issue will be covering U.S. presidential elections in more depth.

04:21So stay tuned.

Deep Dive | Episode 20 | US Presidential Elections and Abortion Rights

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