{"id":287300,"date":"2024-05-11T05:05:41","date_gmt":"2024-05-11T05:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=287300"},"modified":"2024-05-12T07:31:26","modified_gmt":"2024-05-12T07:31:26","slug":"watch-rfk-jr-says-he-supports-full-term-abortion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=287300","title":{"rendered":"Watch: RFK Jr Says He Supports FULL TERM Abortion"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Steve Watson \u2013 modernity.com May 10, 2024<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong>Robert F. Kennedy Jr has announced that he supports abortion up until birth, surprising many, including his own VP pick.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>RFK made the remarks in an interview with Sage Steele, noting \u201cI believe we should leave it to the woman, we shouldn\u2019t have the government involved,\u201d and adding \u201ceven if it\u2019s\u00a0full term.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Robert F. Kennedy Jr has announced that he supports abortion up until birth, shocking many, including his own VP pick. Full report here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lUzzt5fK40\">https:\/\/t.co\/lUzzt5fK40<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5ZMLpTlUjA\">pic.twitter.com\/5ZMLpTlUjA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; m o d e r n i t y (@ModernityNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ModernityNews\/status\/1788905834086339030?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 10, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>At the beginning of the conversation, Kennedy added the caveat that he believes \u201cEvery abortion is a tragedy,\u201d and \u201cMany of them leave permanent trauma on a woman.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I think, ultimately, I don\u2019t trust government to have a jurisdiction over people\u2019s bodies. I think we should leave it to the woman, her pastor, and y\u2019know, her spiritual advisers or her physician or whatever to make those decisions,\u201d he further told Steele.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think any woman has ever, ever in history, has said \u2018I\u2019m going to have a baby \u2014 I\u2019m going to get pregnant and carry that baby to eight months of term and then I\u2019m going to terminate the pregnancy,\u201d he further clarified, adding \u201cI don\u2019t think anybody wants to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t trust the state and I think we need to trust the woman,\u201d RFK Jr. reitterated.<\/p>\n<p>The full segment is below. The full interview is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ovu7Hu1oEiQ\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ovu7Hu1oEiQ?si=M6vIYn3JfQx7ZCxm\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n&#8212;<\/div>\n<p>Last year, RFK stated that he believes abortion should be left up to the mother\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/633438\/rfk-jr-claims-he-would-sign-abortion-ban-after-first-trimester\/\">\u201cduring the first three months of life,\u201d<\/a>\u00a0adding that the state has a duty to protect the child \u201conce a child is viable outside the womb.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When asked for clarification, his campaign stated that he does not support legislation banning abortion, and that he believes it is \u201calways the woman\u2019s right to choose.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The New York Post notes that RFK\u2019s running mate Nicole Shanahan didn\u2019t believe it when Steele told her about the latest remarks in a subsequent interview.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">RFK Jr. says women can have abortions up to birth, surprising his VP pick: \u2018I don\u2019t know where that came from\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1bj9jk7cry\">https:\/\/t.co\/1bj9jk7cry<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vw0YCuagzY\">pic.twitter.com\/vw0YCuagzY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New York Post (@nypost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypost\/status\/1788650215387308243?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is not Bobby\u2019s position, at least as far as I understand it,\u201d Shanahan responded, adding \u201cMy understanding with Bobby\u2019s position is that, you know, every abortion is a tragedy, is a loss of life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy understanding is that he absolutely believes in limits on abortion, and we\u2019ve talked about this,\u201d Shanahan continued, stating \u201cI do not think, I don\u2019t know where that came from.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shanahan further suggested there could have been \u201cmiscommunication\u201d between Kennedy and Steele, and that she thinks he meant \u201cit should always feel like a woman\u2019s choice to the final moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shanahan made clear her views on abortion in April, stating that she does not like \u201cthe feeling of anyone having control over my body,\u201d adding that personally she \u201cwould not feel right terminating a viable life living inside of me.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">People are asking about my views on abortion.<\/p>\n<p>I will speak personally. As a mom, and a person with a womb, I don&#39;t like the feeling of anyone having control over my body. It is coercive. It is wrong. But, I am also a woman that would not feel right terminating a viable life\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QqmkkzZJkO\">pic.twitter.com\/QqmkkzZJkO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nicole Shanahan (@NicoleShanahan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NicoleShanahan\/status\/1777806901314793630?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Did RFK change his stance on abortion?<\/p>\n<p>His campaign press secretary Stefanie Spear told The Post Thursday that \u201cMr. Kennedy believes that abortion is a tragedy, and that late-term abortions are horrifying.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe believes that the mother has the final say, and moral responsibility, in such decisions. He is committed to reducing the abortion rate by supporting mothers and families and implementing universally affordable child care,\u201d Spear added.<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump, who last month <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/trump-says-abortion-laws-should-be-determined-by-us-states-gives-no-details-2024-04-08\/\">said<\/a> that abortion laws should be determined by the states, has said that he\u2019d even prefer Joe Biden over RFK, noting \u201cA lot of people think that Junior is a conservative. He\u2019s not. He\u2019s more liberal than anybody running on the Democratic side.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump further asserted that \u201cA vote for Junior would essentially be a wasted protest vote,\u201d and that RFK is a \u201cDemocrat plant, a radical left liberal who has been put in place in order to help Crooked Joe Biden.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump slams RFK Jr, calling him &quot;a Democrat plant&quot; and &quot;a radical left liberal who has been put in place in order to help Crooked Joe Biden.&quot; Full report here&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mBYmVsd3kk\">https:\/\/t.co\/mBYmVsd3kk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oikwDwEh29\">pic.twitter.com\/oikwDwEh29<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; m o d e r n i t y (@ModernityNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ModernityNews\/status\/1788911242897203551?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 10, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Seeing this, conservatives who may have been considering RFK appear to have abandoned those thoughts:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kennedy comes out for murder. A fetus can likely survive at 24 weeks.  This isn&#39;t a pro life post, this is an anti infanticide post. What kind of soulless person would be ok with this???? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Kennedy2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Kennedy2024<\/a> is just as bad as the rest of the leftists.  Only choice is <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Trump2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Trump2024<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qPLZrAK1nw\">https:\/\/t.co\/qPLZrAK1nw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; North Side Anthony \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@chicagoanthony_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chicagoanthony_\/status\/1788651884368076828?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This just ended your presidential nomination.  Sick! That&#39;s not abortion, that&#39;s f&#39;ng murder you imbecile! \ud83e\udd2c<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobertKennedyJr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RobertKennedyJr<\/a><br \/>I guess that brain worm ate the last brain cell you had left. OMG&#8230;I can&#39;t with you. Get lost! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uw3dp0NuRU\">https:\/\/t.co\/uw3dp0NuRU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; I Don&#39;t Give A Flying F**k\u2708\ufe0f (@HopsClouds) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HopsClouds\/status\/1788651184481329563?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is who the left are now, soulless, morally bankrupt and seriously deranged. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yrNHz0Op3d\">https:\/\/t.co\/yrNHz0Op3d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joe (@JoeC1776) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeC1776\/status\/1788653673435762775?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So he&#39;s going for the extreme left vote<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Phlius (@CA_Logistician) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CA_Logistician\/status\/1788652637837201795?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Your support is crucial in helping us defeat mass censorship. 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