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Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde has made his new stance on abortion public: He supports exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the mother, and thinks voters should decide the issue.
U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde's comment appeared to be a shift from his 2012 campaign, when he said he was "totally opposed to abortion."
Hovde made his position clear when asked by PolitiFact Wisconsin to respond to a radio ad that targeted his stances on abortion, based on comments he made while running for the same office in 2012 ...
Incumbent Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin won re-election to a third term, [1] narrowly defeating Republican nominee Eric Hovde. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump carried the state on the same ballot.
Wade, the "pro-life" or "right to life" position more commonly encompassed progressive views such as opposition to war and the death penalty in addition to opposition to abortion. [1] New York Times language columnist William Safire credits Nellie Gray with popularizing pro-life as a shortened form of the "right to life" slogan. [3]
On the other side, abortion-rights groups say that criminalizing abortion will lead to the deaths of many women through "back-alley abortions", that unwanted children have a negative social impact, or conversely cite the legalized abortion and crime effect, and that reproductive rights are necessary to achieve the full and equal participation ...
“Eric Hovde should stay out of my personal life,” Baldwin shot back. “And I think I speak for most Wisconsin women that he should stay out of all of our personal lives.” If elected, Hovde would be one of the richest members of the Senate based on his campaign finance report, which showed he has assets worth between about $195 million ...
Hovde hasn’t committed to selling his bank if he’s elected — a point that Democrats have seized on to argue he could face conflicts of interest if he does not.