'Are you saying that you will not sign an exception for rape and incest?' Chris Wallace asked the Republican governor.
to take effect in a 5-to-4 decision. The legislation effectively bans all abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected—generally around six weeks. Critics have repeatedly explained that most women are not even aware they are pregnant at that point in the pregnancy., pointing out that the law does not even offer any exceptions in cases of rape or incest. The GOP governor has previously defended the law and argued that Texas will"eliminate" rape going forward.
"In 2019, which is the last year that we have numbers for, almost 15,000 cases of rape were reported in your state of Texas," Wallace said."And almost everyone says that's a severe undercount. There are a lot more cases that just aren't reported." "Is it reasonable to say to somebody who is the victim of rape and might not understand that they are pregnant until six weeks, 'Well, don't worry about it because we're going to eliminate rape as a problem in the state of Texas?'" theIn this screenshot, Fox News Sunday anchor Chris Wallace confronts Texas Governor Greg Abbott, a Republican, over his state's controversial anti-abortion law on September 26.
Wallace then interjected, again reiterating that"there were more than 15,000 rapes in 2019 when you were governor." He asked Abbott if he would be willing to sign legislation to amend the current ban to carve out exceptions for rape and incest. Texas state Representative Lyle Larson, a Republican, has put forward a bill that would make such exceptions, but it's not expected to pass in the conservative legislature.
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