Minnesota Governor and Democratic VP contender Tim Walz made numerous false statements about abortion during his Tuesday night debate against Ohio Senator and Trump running mate J.D. Vance.
During the debate, Walz argued that…
- Supporting legal abortion is about protecting “basic human rights”
- Decisions about whether or not to end the lives of unborn human beings are merely “women’s decisions to make”
- The 2023 Minnesota law he signed that removed language explicitly requiring life-saving care for infants born alive after failed abortion attempts had been misinterpreted
He also…
- Promoted a false conclusion about Amber Thurman, the young woman pregnant with twins who died in Georgia after taking the abortion pill
- Advised Republicans and pro-life advocates to “mind your own business” about abortion
And he failed to…
- Clearly state whether or not he supports abortion at all stages of pregnancy
- Say whether he thought the unborn were human beings at any stage of pregnancy or what rights, if any, they have
WATCH pro-life apologist Trent Horn fact check Tim Walz on abortion:
Oregon Right to Life believes in the sanctity of all human life from the moment of conception to natural death. Abortion ends the life of a genetically distinct, growing human being. We oppose abortion at any point of gestation. In rare cases, a mother may have a life threatening condition in which medical procedures intended to treat the condition of the mother may result in the unintended death of her preborn baby. At the same time, ORTL recognizes that modern medical practice has and will continue to increase the ability to save both the life of the mother and the baby. Read this and all of our position statements here.
