Stacey Abrams Explains Where She Draws The Line On Abortion. Spoiler–She Doesn’t.

Abortion is such a hot topic right now. And the Georgia gubernatorial race is a super hot topic right now as well. It’s a pivotal and influential political race, so it makes sense that Stacey Abrams, Democrat gubernatorial candidate for Georgia, should be expected to answer questions about her stance on abortion.

Fox New Sunday host Shannon Bream ask Stacey Abrams,

“If you were to become governor, where would you draw the line? 15 weeks? Viability? 36 weeks? What’s the limit?”

Stacey Abrams, in true politician fashion, said a whole bunch of words to basically not answer the question at all.

“What I’ve always said is that abortion is a medical decision that should be made by a doctor and the woman, and that the point of viability, as determined by a doctor, should always take into consideration the life and health of the woman. That should be the standard. But the arbitrary standards of timelines ignore the medical reality that it is a fallacy we know exactly when a pregnancy starts, that we know exactly where we are in the system – I mean in the term.

And what doctors will tell you is that they need to make decisions based on the woman they are treating, and what women will tell you is that they need the right to make the medical decisions that can save their lives and save their ability to control their bodies and their futures.”

So basically, she said all those words to just say that she doesn’t draw the line anywhere.

She went on to say that black American women are most negatively affected by restricted access to abortions of convenience. (Interestingly, black American women are also the most negatively affected by unrestricted access to abortion. Check out the stats.) She said,

“We know that in Brian Kemp’s Georgia a black woman faces a lethal choice, and that is to either have a crystal ball and know she’s pregnant before she can actually know or face forced pregnancy with very little support.”

Weirdly, I’ve had sex, like, thousands of times and only gotten pregnant the four times I actually meant to. And I know a whole heck of a lot of people who, likewise, have only become pregnant by intention. Because, as it turns out, you don’t actually need a “crystal ball” to know that having unprotected sex can get you pregnant. That’s just called biology. I know a lot of people don’t believe in it these days, but maybe people should start. And we happen to live in a time when there are a ton of options for pregnancy prevention. Seriously, so many. So choose one (or even two) and prevent pregnancies you don’t want.