Abortion is among the fault lines in the Republican campaign and a likely debate topic in Wednesdays first primary season showdown between Republican candidates all of whom support abortion restrictions . Democrats see opportunity in almost any Republican conversation about abortion citing how the issue has consistently helped galvanize voters in elections from ballot initiatives to last years midterms since the Dobbs decision . The last public poll on the issue in Iowa was in March for the Des Moines Register in which a clear majority of Iowans said abortion should be legal in all or most cases . Among Republican candidates theres some disagreement over whether a national ban should be a priority or whether the issue is best left to the states . The GOP frontrunner is choosing to skip the Milwaukee debate. Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina favors a federal law banning most abortions after weeks of pregnancy. Mike Pence the former vice president and Indiana governor supports a sixweek federal ban. Chris Mudd said I think that was a mistake. Chris Christie the former New Jersey governor entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum describe themselves as staunchly pro life but argue the principled conservative position is that each state should make its own law. The last poll found that of Republicans and of evangelicals believed abortion should should be illegal in most or all cases. But the poll found . The poll found That of Republicans, of Evangelists believed that abortion should not be illegal. The poll. In fact. The Des Moines. A clear majority. of IOWans said. of Republicans. and of Evangelicals. and the poll. of Evangelist and of Republicans said abortion. The Iowa. of evangelicals believe abortion. in Iowa. in the poll of Republicans in the.undundundits said abortion was not
Abortion divides Iowa GOP voters ahead of crucial first primary debate . Iowa GOP primary primary debates
