McAuliffe, Youngkin react to the Supreme Court's upcoming abortion discussions
(WSET) — The Supreme Court resumes Monday, and a hot topic of debate in this new term is a Mississippi abortion case.
The court is being asked to overrule Roe v. Wade, which allows abortions up to 24 weeks of pregnancy.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe said he worries about these upcoming conversations, especially with what he calls the "right-wing, Trump Supreme Court."
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"I think they will undercut, undermine, question viability and all the other things they're going to do. I think they're going to roll back protections we've had since Roe v Wade, so I'm very concerned," said McAuliffe.
McAuliffe said the country has already seen damage to women's reproductive rights after Texas passed a bill that bans nearly all abortions in the state.
"If the Texas case, which is now the Mississippi case -- if all these cases are upheld, it's gonna be tragic for women. Women's lives are going to be put into jeopardy," McAuliffe said.
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McAuliffe says a bill like this would be crippling to Virginia's economy and dangerous to women.
"If Glenn Youngkin were governor, he would, as I say, ban abortions and defund Planned Parenthood and our state would go down a spiral," said McAuliffe.
However, Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin expressed he is just as worried about McAuliffe.
"He's said that he would sign a bill that would allow abortions to happen all the way up through week 40 and that he would use taxpayer money for that," Youngkin said.
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Youngkin said Gov. Ralph Northam described a bill where an already born child would be made comfortable to await the decision of life or death, which Youngkin said McAuliffe supported.
"I'm equally concerned about Terry McAuliffe's extreme views. As Governor, I'm going to make sure no bill like that ever has a chance to pass," said Youngkin.
The Supreme Court is set to start oral arguments on this case on Dec. 1. Visit the United States Supreme Court website to find more information about the case hearings and discussions.
