Robinson Unchanged on Abortion
The News & Observer headline said, “Mark Robinson changes his position on abortion law.”
No, he hasn’t.
His position is still the same. He believes politicians in Raleigh, not women, should make decisions about pregnancy.
In a new ad about his wife’s abortion (photo), Robinson says, “I stand by our current law.”
That doesn’t mean “I won’t be for a more extreme law if I’m elected.”
In fact, the N&O noted, Robinson doesn’t “rule out signing a stricter law, if Republicans were to send him one.”
Given the serious allegations of fraud at the Robinsons’ Balanced Nutrition nonprofit – and Robinson’s refusal to answer those questions, journalists should be more skeptical here.
The current law that Robinson says “I stand by” is cruel, intrusive and draconian. It was passed last year, with his support, by the Republican supermajority in the legislature over Governor Roy Cooper’s veto.
It dropped the 20-week abortion limit to 12 weeks. It required that all abortions be performed in hospitals. It required that any woman seeking an abortion has to receive in-person, state-mandated counseling at least 72 hours before the procedure.
Robinson has called repeatedly for a six-week ban, with no exceptions.
He recently told a voter in Pitt County, “We’ve got it down to 12 weeks. The next goal is to get it down to six, and then just keep moving from there…. “
Robinson’s ad suggests that getting an abortion was a painful personal decision for his wife and him.
That’s precisely the point.
It’s personal. It’s not a decision that politicians in Raleigh should dictate.
His ad doesn’t mean he has changed his position.
It means Josh Stein’s ads – which use Robinson’s own words, on tape – are devastating.
It means we can’t trust Robinson.
It means he should never be Governor.
Robinson Unchanged on Abortion
The News & Observer headline said, “Mark Robinson changes his position on abortion law.”
No, he hasn’t.
His position is still the same. He believes politicians in Raleigh, not women, should make decisions about pregnancy.
In a new ad about his wife’s abortion (photo), Robinson says, “I stand by our current law.”
That doesn’t mean “I won’t be for a more extreme law if I’m elected.”
In fact, the N&O noted, Robinson doesn’t “rule out signing a stricter law, if Republicans were to send him one.”
Given the serious allegations of fraud at the Robinsons’ Balanced Nutrition nonprofit – and Robinson’s refusal to answer those questions, journalists should be more skeptical here.
The current law that Robinson says “I stand by” is cruel, intrusive and draconian. It was passed last year, with his support, by the Republican supermajority in the legislature over Governor Roy Cooper’s veto.
It dropped the 20-week abortion limit to 12 weeks. It required that all abortions be performed in hospitals. It required that any woman seeking an abortion has to receive in-person, state-mandated counseling at least 72 hours before the procedure.
Robinson has called repeatedly for a six-week ban, with no exceptions.
He recently told a voter in Pitt County, “We’ve got it down to 12 weeks. The next goal is to get it down to six, and then just keep moving from there…. “
Robinson’s ad suggests that getting an abortion was a painful personal decision for his wife and him.
That’s precisely the point.
It’s personal. It’s not a decision that politicians in Raleigh should dictate.
His ad doesn’t mean he has changed his position.
It means Josh Stein’s ads – which use Robinson’s own words, on tape – are devastating.
It means we can’t trust Robinson.
It means he should never be Governor.