Katie Hobbs Echoes Stacey Abrams Stance On Abortion Limits. Spoiler–She Has None

Earlier today, Stacey Abrams was asked by Fox News’ Shannon Bream, “where would you draw the line” and “what’s the limit” on abortion for her. Abrams basically said a whole lot of nothing in her non-answer, with the basic understanding being that she doesn’t draw the line anywhere. There is no limit for her.

Arizona’s Katie Hobbs basically copied Abrams’ stance, almost exactly. They clearly got the same script. CBS’s Major Garrett asked Hobbs if she supports Arizona’s current ban on abortions after 15 weeks and if not, “Is there a week limit different than 15-weeks you are in favor of?” Hobbs gave a very lengthy initial answer, at the end of which, Garrett had to reiterate his question because she didn’t actually answer the question about what her limit would be.

Here’s the transcript of the full exchange.

“MAJOR GARRETT: On the question of abortion, your opponent described you as something of an extremist, those are her words, not ours. Do you support the current 15-week ban in Arizona? Or would you seek- seek a different approach? And is there a week limit different than 15-weeks you are in favor of? And if so, why?

NOMINEE HOBBS: I don’t support the 15-week ban. But let me just say that Kari Lake is- is entirely misconstruing my position on this issue. You and I both know that late-term abortion is extremely rare. And if it’s being talked about, it’s because something has gone incredibly wrong in a pregnancy. A doctor’s not going to perform an abortion late in a pregnancy just because somebody decided they want one. That is ridiculous. And she’s saying this to distract from her incredibly extreme position, which has– she’s gone on the record saying she supports Arizona’s complete abortion ban that what- that is in the courts right now being decided if that will be the law of Arizona or not. She’s called it a great law. She’s called people who seek abortion murders and executioners. And- and under a Kari Lake administration, we would have government mandated forced births that risk women’s lives. And- and her position is the one that acts that’s extreme. It’s out of touch where- with where the majority of Arizonans are who support access to safe and legal abortion. And under her administration, women would not be safe.

MAJOR GARRETT: What would the Hobbs administration’s week limit be for abortion access? If it’s not 15-weeks? What is it?

NOMINEE HOBBS: Look, abortion is a very personal decision that belongs between a woman and her doctor. The government and politicians don’t belong in that decision, we need to let doctors perform the care that they are trained and take an oath to- to perform.

MAJOR GARRETT: So if an Arizona voter were to conclude from your previous answer, that you do not favor any specific week limit on abortion, would they be correct?

NOMINEE HOBBS: I support leaving the decision between a woman and her doctor and leaving politicians entirely out of it.

The issue here is that, 1) she either has a limit which she will push in Arizona and it will be something that more conservative voters will not appreciate, which is why she doesn’t want to state what her limit is, or 2) she literally has no limit, and that IS the limit that she will push in Arizona by not imposing a limit. Either way, Arizona voters deserve to know what her plan is. But, like Stacey Abrams, she doesn’t want to make any statements for which she might be held accountable.