NEW: Kari Lake on Support for Dangerous Abortion Bans: “I Haven’t Changed Actually”

For Immediate Release
Thursday, November 2nd, 2023
Contact: Olivia Taylor-Puckett, otpuckett@azdem.org
NEW: Kari Lake on Support for Dangerous Abortion Bans: “I Haven’t Changed Actually”

ARIZONA -– In an interview with ABC 15 released yesterday, Kari Lake doubled down on her support for Arizona’s “draconian pre-statehood law” that would ban abortion without exceptions for rape and incest and confirmed that her dangerous views on abortion “haven’t changed, actually.”

“Kari Lake just confirmed that her dangerous views on abortion haven’t changed, she still supports total bans on abortion with no exceptions for rape, incest, or to save the life of the mother,” said Olivia Taylor-Puckett, Senior Communications Advisor at the Arizona Democratic Party.

Mark Phillips: Talk to me about abortion. […] You supported the kind of draconian pre-statehood law that was, they were talking about. I noticed there was a slight change in your view today, explain to me kind of the evolution of where you are from when you ran for governor to where you are today […]-

Kari Lake: I haven’t changed actually, no.

Here’s a reminder of Kari Lake’s views on abortion, in her own words:

Lake said she was “incredibly thrilled” by Arizona’s territorial abortion ban, which did not include rape or incest exceptions and would jail doctors for performing abortions, calling it a “great law.”
Lake has called abortion “murder” and “almost a genocide.”
Before Roe v. Wade was overturned. Lake said, “I joined Congressman Gosar in praying for God’s guidance to the Supreme Court and an end to this national disgrace created under Roe v Wade.”
When asked about the Texas abortion ban, an extreme law that allows for abortion “bounty hunters,” Lake said, “I will sign that in a heartbeat.”
Lake said, “I believe in the Heartbeat Bill that Texas passed and this law in Texas […] I would sign it.”
Lake said, abortion is “not a choice that somebody gets to make […] That’s not a medical choice.”
Lake said “abortion is the ultimate sin” that it is an “execution.”
Lake said “I would very much support banning those types of abortion pills,” in reference to medical abortions, which have been proven safe.
Lake said, “I am pro-life 100%.”
Lake said, “I am pro-life 100%.”
Lake said, “I’m 100% pro-life and I’d like to see, I’d like to see no abortions…”
Lake said, “I am pro-life and I am 100% pro-life.”

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