The Republican governor candidates walking back some of their abortion stances
Summary
Some Republican candidates for governor are changing their positions on abortion laws. They now support the current abortion limits in their states, even though they had backed stricter bans in the past.Key Facts
- U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, running for governor of Wisconsin, supports the state's 20-week abortion limit now.
- Three years ago, Tiffany co-sponsored a bill to ban abortion after six weeks.
- Stacy Garrity, GOP candidate in Pennsylvania, says she will respect the state's law allowing abortion until 24 weeks.
- Four years ago, Garrity urged abortion opponents to work for stricter state laws after Roe v. Wade ended.
- Ty Masterson, GOP candidate in Kansas, has not said if he supports a vote to remove abortion protections from the state constitution.
- Masterson previously spoke at protests against abortion rights.
- Anti-abortion groups at the state and national levels have supported Masterson.
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