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11. Buttigieg is firmly Pro Choice
Tue Apr 16, 2019, 03:05 AM
Apr 2019

He is against further restrictions on late term abortion.

SCARBOROUGH: Do you support the late-term abortion legislation that was passed in the New York state legislature, as well as in Virginia?

BUTTIGIEG: I don’t think we need more restrictions right now. And, you know, what I’ve learned in Indiana, being in a place where a lot of my friends, a lot of my supporters even, come from a different place than I do -being pro-choice, I just believe that when a woman is in that situation, and when we’re talking about some of those situations covered by that law – extremely difficult, painful, often medically serious situations where life or health of the mother is at stake – the involvement of a male government official like me is not helpful.

From his Announcement speech: “Women’s equality is freedom, because you’re not free if your reproductive health choices are dictated by male politicians or bosses”. (which covers both contraception and abortion)

Google Buttigieg and abortion. I’m not going to post links because the most informative are RW pro life advocates.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
I switched yesterday. I had been leaning towards him the last jezebel321 Apr 2019 #1
I'm intrigued by Mayor Pete too... still need to hear where he stands on a few issues.. InAbLuEsTaTe Apr 2019 #3
Me too grantcart Apr 2019 #7
He spoke about the Norte Dame fire in French. California_Republic Apr 2019 #2
He sure did! CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2019 #4
Wouldn't that be cool California_Republic Apr 2019 #13
So far I'd like him at least as VP flotsam Apr 2019 #5
I saw both that and long TMZ interview marlakay Apr 2019 #6
He plays a piano California_Republic Apr 2019 #14
I did too. Maru Kitteh Apr 2019 #8
I'm-a-leaning! B Stieg Apr 2019 #9
One issue I have not heard him speak on, and I can't find it online... kag Apr 2019 #10
Buttigieg is firmly Pro Choice crazytown Apr 2019 #11
Thanks for this. kag Apr 2019 #12
Mayor Pete BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #15
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