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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Ava Sasani

Republican candidates grapple with post-Roe positioning on abortion

From left: Nikki Haley, Tim Scott and Doug Burgum at the Republican debate.
From left: Nikki Haley, Tim Scott and Doug Burgum at the Republican debate. Their approach to abortion was, respectively, pragmatic, moral and against a federal ban. Photograph: Morry Gash/AP

Eight Republican presidential hopefuls clashed over the future of abortion access on Wednesday night in the first debate of the 2024 election cycle.

Without the specter of Roe v Wade looming overhead, the candidates faced a new litmus test on abortion: whether or not they support a nationwide ban on the procedure after 15 weeks of pregnancy.

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