{"id":1254558,"date":"2023-04-23T17:10:16","date_gmt":"2023-04-23T21:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/gop-rep-nancy-mace-takes-on-ron-desantis-over-abortion\/1254558\/"},"modified":"2023-04-23T17:10:16","modified_gmt":"2023-04-23T21:10:16","slug":"gop-rep-nancy-mace-takes-on-ron-desantis-over-abortion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/gop-rep-nancy-mace-takes-on-ron-desantis-over-abortion\/1254558\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP Rep. Nancy Mace takes on Ron DeSantis over abortion"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C.,<\/a> who has emerged as one of few House Republicans urging her colleagues to find a more moderate stance on abortion,<\/a> warned that Republicans will \u201close huge\u201d in 2024 if states keep passing restrictive abortion bans.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to lose huge if we continue down this path of extremities,\u201d Mace said Sunday on ABC\u2019s \u201cThis Week\u201d, calling on anti-abortion Republicans<\/a> to find a \u201cmiddle ground.\u201d Mace suggested including exceptions for rape and incest and maintaining access to birth control.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese are all very common sense positions that we can take and still be pro-life,\u201d Mace said.<\/p>\n

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Mace goes after DeSantis and Florida 6-week abortion ban<\/h2>\n

Mace singled out Florida\u2019s 6-week abortion ban<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>legislation that Gov. Ron DeSantis, an expected presidential candidate<\/a>, signed in April. The ban, which has yet to take effect due to an ongoing legal challenge in the state Supreme Court to a 15-week abortion ban, provides exceptions for rape and incest, but requires documentation, such as a police report.<\/p>\n

Mace, who has often shared her own story of being raped when she was 16, rebuked the exception requirements in the Florida ban.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will tell you, based on my own experiences, it took me a week before I was actually able to tell somebody what happened to me,\u201d Mace said. \u201cAnd by that time there was no evidence. There\u2019s nothing you can collect at that point.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd, you know, that puts heavy restrictions on these victims. And there are millions of women everywhere who have gone through this. I’m not the only one,\u201d Mace added.<\/p>\n

Mace is not alone among Republicans attempting to steer their party on abortion. New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu, who is currently mulling a presidential bid, said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that voters under 45 are looking for a “new generation” of Republicans.<\/p>\n

“Banning abortion is not one of their priorities. It’s not.” Sununu said. “They want kind of that new generation of Republicans to step up. It’s not kind of the old school way.”<\/p>\n

“If we stay in our traditional lanes, we’re going to lose. There’s no doubt about it.” Sununu continued.<\/p>\n

Abortion pill: <\/strong>Supreme Court sides with the Biden administration, halts restrictions on mifepristone<\/a><\/p>\n

Mace warns GOP could see repeat of 2022 failures in 2024<\/h2>\n

Mace pointed out how Republicans underperformed in the 2022 midterm elections and warned thatthe GOP could see a repeat in 2024 if other states follow Florida.<\/p>\n

The South Carolina Republican noted her narrow election in 2020, when she won by little more than 1%, compared to her reelection in 2022, when she won by just under 14%. Mace attributed the support to her stances on abortion and reproductive care.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe made this issue part of our campaign because I want women to know you can be pro-life and be pro-woman,\u201d Mace said. \u201c They\u2019re not mutually exclusive, but we\u2019ve hidden away from this issue. We\u2019ve buried our head in the sand. We\u2019re afraid to talk about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd we\u2019ve got to show compassion, especially to victims who have been raped,\u201d Mace continued.<\/p>\n

If you are a survivor of sexual assault, RAINN offers support through the National Sexual Assault Hotline (800-656-HOPE and online.rainn.org).<\/em><\/p>\n

Opinion: <\/strong>If GOP doesn’t listen to Nancy Mace on abortion, the party can count on losing big in 2024<\/a><\/p>\n

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: <\/em>Mace takes on DeSantis over abortion: GOP will ‘lose huge’ in 2024<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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