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RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel Says She Would Like To See Exceptions For Rape, Incest In Alabama Abortion Bill

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Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said Friday she would like to see exceptions for rape and incest included in the new Alabama abortion law.

McDaniel said on CNN, “personally, I would have the exceptions” in regards to rape in incest. “That’s my personal belief. But we are a party that is a broad tent,” she said. “There’s Republicans on varying degrees of this issue. It’s a very personal issue, (but) we are the party of life,” McDaniel continued.

“I look at Alabama — it’s a predominantly pro-life state, and they’re saying, ‘We want to let the Supreme Court decide, how far can states go to govern on this issue,'” McDaniel said. “Alabama represents Alabama.”

The comments follow House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy criticizing Alabama’s new abortion law Thursday, saying it goes “further” than he believes after Republican Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed the abortion bill Wednesday, which is a near-total ban on abortions that makes no exceptions for victims of rape or incest and would prosecute doctors who perform abortions.

“It goes further than I believe,” McCarthy told reporters when asked about the legislation.

The law is the most restrictive abortion law in the U.S. and is set to go into effect in six months.

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