New far-reaching abortion bans too extreme for some Republican leaders
by Jennifer Haberkorn, Los Angeles Times
May 16, 2019
2 minutes
WASHINGTON - Republican leaders have begun distancing themselves from new, far-reaching state abortion restrictions that don't allow exceptions in the cases of rape or incest.
"I believe in exceptions for rape, incest and life of the mother, and that's what I've voted on," House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said Thursday, becoming the highest-ranking GOP official to object to the latest wave of
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