{"id":198749,"date":"2019-03-19T14:03:41","date_gmt":"2019-03-19T19:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=198749"},"modified":"2019-03-20T19:47:48","modified_gmt":"2019-03-21T00:47:48","slug":"democratic-beto-orourke-third-trimester-abortions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/democratic-beto-orourke-third-trimester-abortions\/","title":{"rendered":"Beto backs late-term abortion, doubles down against protecting abortion survivors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p><strong>UPDATE, 3\/20\/19: <\/strong>O&#8217;Rourke has now added that he would not have voted to provide care or assistance to babies born alive during an abortion.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NEW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NEW<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OANN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@OANN<\/a>: Democrat 2020 hopeful Beto O\u2019Rourke says he would have voted against a GOP Senate bill that would have required doctors to provide medical care to babies who are born alive following an abortion. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cbjsGTnsfE\">pic.twitter.com\/cbjsGTnsfE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alex Salvi (@alexsalvinews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alexsalvinews\/status\/1108491603201556481?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 20, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>3\/19\/19:<\/strong> Former Rep. Beto O&#8217;Rourke (D-TX), who is running for president, reiterated his extreme pro-abortion stance during a campaign event in Cleveland on Monday. In a video shared by Alexandra Desanctis, a staff writer with National Review, O&#8217;Rourke said that third-trimester abortions &#8220;should be a decision that the woman makes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Here\u2019s Beto O\u2019Rourke at a campaign event in Cleveland responding to a question about third-trimester abortions: \u201cThat should be a decision that the woman makes. I trust her.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nBrlazlMob\">pic.twitter.com\/nBrlazlMob<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alexandra DeSanctis (@xan_desanctis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/xan_desanctis\/status\/1107751615954604032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 18, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In the video, a member of the crowd can be heard asking O&#8217;Rourke: &#8220;Are you for third-trimester abortions or are you going to protect the lives of third-trimester babies? Because, you know, there&#8217;s really not a medical necessity for abortion. It&#8217;s not a medical emergency procedure because physically, third-trimester abortions take up to three days to have, so&#8230; in that sense, if there was an emergency the doctors would just do a C-section and you don&#8217;t have to kill the baby in that essence. So, are you for or against third-trimester abortions?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ:\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/democratic-extreme-presidential-abortion\/\">Extreme: Where current Democratic presidential candidates stand on abortion<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>O&#8217;Rourke told his supporters: &#8220;So, the question is about abortion and reproductive rights. And my answer to you is that that should be a decision that the woman makes. I trust her.&#8221; At that, the crowd cheered and applauded. They are applauding abortion procedures like the one described in the video below by former abortionist Dr. Anthony Levatino:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r5Af8vIym2o\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While completely ignoring the facts given to him by the audience member on late-term abortion being dangerous in an emergency situation and completely unnecessary, O&#8217;Rourke repeats a common abortion party line. The truth is, however, that abortion &#8212; especially\u00a0third-trimester abortion &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/why-women-late-term-abortions\/\">isn&#8217;t about women&#8217;s health<\/a>. Third trimester abortion is about killing viable children and children with disabilities simply because the parent or parents have decided they don&#8217;t want the child. The audience member&#8217;s statement is accurate.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/democratic-extreme-presidential-abortion\/\">Abortion supporters<\/a> like O&#8217;Rourke claim abortion is a right, but advocating for the brutal deaths of viable children is a violation of <em>their<\/em> human rights.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/liveactionnewsonline\/\">\u201cLike\u201d Live Action News on Facebook<\/a> for more pro-life news and commentary!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UPDATE, 3\/20\/19: O&#8217;Rourke has now added that he would not have voted to provide care or assistance to babies born alive during an abortion. #NEW on @OANN: Democrat 2020 hopeful Beto O\u2019Rourke says he would have voted against a GOP Senate bill that would have required doctors to provide medical care to babies who are 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