Raleigh, N.C., Feb 28, 2020 / 13:00 pm
Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar would not say when she believes life begins when asked during a townhall event on Thursday evening. While repeating her openness to pro-life support, the senator explained that she is against proposed restrictions on abortion.
Sen. Klobuchar (D-Minn.), appearing at a townhall hosted by Fox News in Raleigh, North Carolina, was asked by moderator Martha MacCallum "At what point do you believe that life begins?" The senator had just explained her opposition to a ban on abortions after 20 weeks, proposed in the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act which failed in the Senate this week.
"Again, I follow Roe v. Wade," Klobuchar responded to the question on when life begins. "And what Roe v. Wade allows for is the protection of a woman's decision to make a decision about her own life, and then of course by the third trimester there's some limits on it."
The Thursday evening event was held ahead of Saturday's South Carolina Democratic Primary, and next week's "Super Tuesday" polls, in which more than a dozen states around the country will vote for the Democratic presidential nominee.