On October 9th, Arizona Democratic gubernatorial candidate Katie Hobbs tacitly admitted to supporting abortions up until birth while appearing for an interview on CBS News’ “Face The Nation,” telling the show host that the decision to have an abortion should solely rest between the mother and her doctor when directly asked if there was a specific week-limit Hobbs would sign-off on for non-medically necessary abortions.
Despite abortions often being coined as “healthcare” by the pro-abortion crowd and activists, the reality is that the overwhelming majority of abortions performed don’t serve any kind of legitimate healthcare purpose. In fact, a 2004 study revealed that about collectively 7% of abortions performed are meant to address health concerns for either the mother or child in utero. As for those who clamor about rape and/or incest, those reasons only account for about 1.5% collectively.
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The reality is that roughly 91.5% of abortions performed are done so as to cater to desired conveniences, be they economic-related, career aspirations, not ready to be a parent, and a host of other reasons generally residing under the umbrella of conveniences.
Ever since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade this past June, the topic of abortion was thrust into the sphere of political discourse, which is a topic that, while not the largest issue to the majority voters, is one where candidates’ political stances on the matter can significantly impact how certain voters will react at the ballot box.
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling on Roe v. Wade, the likes of studies and polls began coming out in all directions, where these studies generally touted the same conclusion that a majority of Americans support abortion. But the fact is the topic of abortion is far more nuanced than a simple “do you or don’t you support it” approach to understanding the collective sentiments surrounding abortion.
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to ascertain that the average American if randomly approached about their stance on abortion, would render different opinions on abortion when presented with different scenarios and periods of gestation. Nuance is everything, and most Americans would likely signal the evident morality issues of someone seeking an abortion, say a few weeks after conception, versus someone at 28-weeks gestation.
Frankly, randomly asking someone if they simply support abortion would be akin to asking someone if they support eating meat: chances are you’d get a “yes” to that question, but it doesn’t mean someone who supports eating meat would be on board with people cooking up the family dog or cat for dinner.
With the aforementioned in mind, it’s no wonder that Americans across the political aisle want to know candidates’ hardline stances on abortion – as in whether or not the candidate supports abortion and up to what point should a non-medically necessary abortion be allowed to take place.
And with Arizona Democratic gubernatorial candidate Hobbs, she showed her hand on October 9th pertaining to where she stands on the topic, as she exposed herself as implicitly being in favor of abortions up until birth.
CBS News’ Major Garrett asked Hobbs, “On the question of abortion, your opponent [Kari Lake] described you as something of an extremist, those are her words, not ours. Do you support the current 15-week ban in Arizona? Or would you seek a different approach? And is there a week limit different than 15 weeks you are in favor of? And if so, why?”
In response, Hobbs stated, “I don’t support the 15-week ban,” going on to add that “late-term abortion is extremely rare” and asserting that if a woman is seeking a late-term abortion, then it must mean “something has gone incredibly wrong in a pregnancy.” Without any evidence to back up the claim, Hobbs went on to state, “A doctor’s not going to perform an abortion late in a pregnancy just because somebody decided they want one.”
Yet, Hobbs interestingly avoided answering Garrett’s direct question of if there’s “a week limit different than 15 weeks” that Hobbs would be “in favor of” – something that Garrett picked up on in his follow-up question to the Democratic candidate.
“What would the Hobbs administration’s week limit be for abortion access? If it’s not 15 weeks? What is it?”
Again, Hobbs wouldn’t directly answer the question, responding with, “Look, abortion is a very personal decision that belongs between a woman and her doctor. The government and politicians don’t belong in that decision, we need to let doctors perform the care that they are trained and take an oath to perform.”
The CBS News’ personality seemed to be catching on to what Hobbs was alluding to in her answer, asking the clarifying question of, “So if an Arizona voter were to conclude from your previous answer, that you do not favor any specific week limit on abortion, would they be correct?”
It was at this point that Hobbs let the proverbial cat out of the bag, telling Garrett, “I support leaving the decision between a woman and her doctor and leaving politicians entirely out of it.”
Hobbs saying that she wants to leave “politicians entirely out” of the issue of abortion would, by extension, include elected legislators, therefore meaning she supports abortion up until birth since she doesn’t want to see anything codified within Arizona that would instill timeline restrictions on obtaining a non-medically necessary abortion.
In Hobbs’ vision for what the abortion industry in Arizona should look like, there’d be no difference between someone taking the morning-after pill versus someone days before going into labor deciding to end the life of their child.
This piece was written by Gregory Hoyt on October 9, 2022. It originally appeared on RedVoiceMedia.com and is used with permission.
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