Colorado
Abortion becomes a front and center issue in Colorado’s Senate race
O’Dea’s group has pushed again strongly on the advert, arguing it misrepresents his place on the difficulty.
O’Dea, who gained the GOP major by a large margin in June, has mentioned the current Dobbs resolution on abortion was wrongly determined and that he would assist a Senate invoice to permit the process “early” in being pregnant, positions that put him at odds with most different Republican candidates and lots of the social gathering’s voters.
He has maintained that he opposes abortion later in being pregnant, except in circumstances of rape, incest or the well being of the mom. In an announcement on Friday O’Dea clarified that place.
“Earlier than viability, in that first 20 weeks, there needs to be a regulation that protects the appropriate of ladies to make the choice for herself, and he or she shouldn’t need to journey throughout state strains to do it. In months seven, eight, 9 and past, apart from true emergencies, that shouldn’t occur in Colorado or California or anyplace else for that matter,” mentioned O’Dea.
He added that he thinks abortion as a difficulty is tearing the nation aside.
“Now we have to discover a steadiness so we will begin the lengthy strategy of shifting the nation ahead and provides ladies certainty.”
Earlier this yr, Democrats within the state legislature handed the Reproductive Well being Fairness Act, which cements abortion entry into state regulation with none restrictions on when they are often carried out throughout being pregnant. On his web site underneath a bit titled “Steadiness,” O’Dea calls the state’s new regulation “reckless” and states that he would have voted to substantiate all of President Trump’s Supreme Court docket nominees.
Colorado voters have repeatedly struck down poll initiatives that sought to restrict entry to abortion, most just lately Proposition 115, in 2020, which might have banned abortion after 22 weeks of gestation. That proposal failed with almost 60 % of the vote.