I agree with you there are some awful abortion laws out there post-Roe. I am a pro choice Republican, as a reminder.
They tried to press Walz on the specifics of the law on abortion in Minnesota and he completely danced around the question.
I know you're a pro-choice Republican. That's why it should bother you that Trump directly enabled and cheered on all of these radical, dangerous Republican laws that are so extreme.
Vance is simply wrong about what the Minnesota law says. Walz rightly wasn't interested in trying to quote the Minnesota laws from memory. Here is a fact check from PolitiFact on this issue:
VANCE CLAIM: Vance says Walz ended protections in Minnesota for babies born alive
FACT-CHECK: False
Infanticide, the crime of killing a child within a year of its birth, is illegal in all U.S. states.
In May 2023, Walz, as Minnesota governor, signed legislation updating a state law for "infants who are born alive." This change did not alter the fact that under state law, these babies are protected.
Previously, state law said, "All reasonable measures consistent with good medical practice, including the compilation of appropriate medical records, shall be taken by the responsible medical personnel to preserve the life and health of the born alive infant." The law was updated to instead say medical personnel must "care for the infant who is born alive."
The law's updated version also kept the provision that said, "An infant who is born alive shall be fully recognized as a human person, and accorded immediate protection under the law."
Every person who is born has legal protections under federal and state laws, experts told PolitiFact.