Anti-abortion group rips GOP following midterm election defeats

A outstanding anti-abortion group blamed the GOP losses Wednesday morning on candidates' failure to take robust stances on abortion.

Susan B. Anthony Professional-Life America President Marjorie Dannenfelser attacked Republican candidates, reminiscent of Dr. Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania, for failing to outline their place on abortion, suggesting that it left them susceptible to assaults from abortion proponents on a problem that dominated the election cycle following the Supreme Court docket overturning Roe v. Wade in June. Dannenfelser famous the success in Florida of Sen. Marco Rubio, who was fast to endorse a 15-week nationwide abortion ban.

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The recriminations come after abortion rights carried out properly on state poll measures and helped propel Democrats to victory in key states.

"So the strongest message, I consider that we must always take away from right here is how our candidates, our pro-life candidates, needs to be positioning themselves rooted in precept," Dannenfelser mentioned.

Frank Cannon, a political strategist for the group, mentioned Republican leaders, together with Senate Minority Chief Mitch McConnell, must do a greater job at driving the messaging on abortion.

"You want management that defines what the celebration is for. That was absent," Cannon mentioned.

Dannenfelser mentioned that presidential candidates ought to "talk clearly" about their abortion stances, whether or not that be a "heartbeat legislation" banning abortion very early in being pregnant, a 15-week nationwide ban legislation, or one thing else.

In response to voters in a number of states approving amendments enshrining abortion rights of their structure, together with Michigan, California, and Vermont, Dannenfelser famous that abortion opponents must be clear what kind of laws they need to see carried out in sure states.

Dannenfesler known as for tailoring abortion restrictions to particular states.