He falsely claimed the measure would overturn our ban in the state on transgender surgeries for minors.
The senator and former state attorney general has longdescribedhimself as 100 percent pro-life.
In 2021, Hawleysaidabortion is murder, andcomparedit to the moral evil of slavery.
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) talks with reporters in the U.S. Capitol on July 31, 2024.Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Getty Images
I think that there is a national consensus on that, hesaid.
Missouri bans abortion at any time during pregnancy, and contains no exceptions for victims of rape or incest.
Doctors cant treat patients with heartbreaking pregnancy complications until they are on the brink of death.
Otherwise, they could be put in jail.
This isfalse, as Hawleys Democratic opponent Lucas Kunce pointed out Friday.
It has nothing to do with sex-change surgeries, said Kunce.
Shereportedly helpedthe Mississippi attorney generals office prepare its legal briefs in the case.
Josh Hawley, for his part,filed an amicus briefwith the Supreme Court urging justices to overruleRoe.
The senator had previouslydemandedthen-President Donald Trump only nominate justices to the Supreme Court who openly opposedRoe.
Hawley also voted against legislation to codifyRoes federal abortion protections before the Supreme Court overturned its landmark 1973 decision.
Thats what Lucas Kunce wants.
Thats what the Democrats in Congress have repeatedly tried to force on us.
