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Trump VP contender Kristi Noem says abortion ban should have no exceptions for rape or incest

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During a Sunday morning appearance on CNN, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem was asked whether she thinks there should be exceptions for survivors of rape and incest when it came to abortion laws.

Apparently, she does not.

Ms Noem’s interview with Dana Bash on State of the Union covered a wide range of topics given that the governor is seen as a leading contender to be Donald Trump’s running mate.

On abortion, she spoke, referencing a decades-old trigger law that came into effect in her state after the Supreme Court struck down the 1973 decision.

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