BlazeTV host Steve Deace rails against rape and incest exceptions for abortion bans
Deace: “If you put those exceptions in, then any woman can just go in and claim, I was raped, and they'll abort her kid right away”
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Citation From the September 20, 2023, edition of BlazeTV's The Steve Deace Show
STEVE DEACE (HOST): What he's advocating -- by the way, over 90 percent of all abortions happen in the first 15 weeks. So, what he's really advocating is that over 90 percent of abortions remain legal in America. And the whole exception thing's a straw man. On one hand, if you put those exceptions in, then any woman can just go in and claim, I was raped, and they'll abort her kid right away. On the other hand, can you find me a Republican in the United States of America running for office on getting rid of the rape and incest exceptions? Who -- give me a name? Go.
TODD ERZEN (CO-HOST): You know what I think about --
DEACE: There isn't one. He's complaining about a problem that doesn't exist. No one -- now, I would. That's what I believe. As someone in my -- who's someone in my -- who has a family where I can name rape and incest exceptions, people I know and love. You're darn right I don't believe in exceptions to murder. But am I running for office right now?
ERZEN: No.
DEACE: So, who is the Republican running for office right now that is -- that is demanding we take those exceptions out? Who is it?
ERZEN: The Donald.
DEACE: No one. He's the only one talking about these exceptions. This is a straw man. It's not even a problem. Now, it should be. It should be, but it's not. No one is demanding zero exceptions abortions. No one is. I have no idea what he's talking about, and neither does he.