REMINDER: As Majority of Georgians Oppose Making Abortion Illegal, Herschel Walker Pushes for National Abortion Ban With No Exceptions

As most Georgia voters oppose restrictions on abortions, it’s worth remembering that GOP Senate candidate Herschel Walker wants to make abortion illegal nationwide — telling reporters last month that “there’s not a national ban on abortion right now and I think that’s a problem.” 

Walker, who has previously been clear that he wants to make abortion illegal, including in cases of rape, incest, or even to save the life of the mother — saying, there’s “no exception in [his] mind” — confirmed that he would support a national abortion ban on the same day the 11th Circuit federal appeals court ruled that Georgia’s restrictive abortion law should be allowed to take effect.

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11 Alive Anchor: This week’s court decision legalizing the heartbeat bill brings into focus the contrasting positions of the two major candidates running for U.S. Senate.

Doug Richards: When we caught up with Walker Wednesday morning at a livestock barn in Athens, it was just a few hours before a federal court allowed Georgia to enact its controversial heartbeat bill, which bans abortions after only six weeks gestation. Walker was asked about the U.S. Senate potentially voting on a national ban on abortion. And he answered by saying the absence of such a ban is “a problem.” 

Herschel Walker: There’s not a national ban on abortion right now, and I think that’s a problem. We keep talking about things like that right now. I’m for life, and I’m not gonna make an excuse for it.

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