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submitted 2 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

Robinson, who is running for governor as a Republican, has publicly backed the current ban in the state, which restricts abortion after 12 weeks.

A Democratic group has released new audio of North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, who is running for governor, saying that he wants to get abortion restrictions down to “zero” weeks. 

In the audio, which the group said was recorded on Sept. 3 at a Robinson campaign event in Troy, N.C., a woman asked Robinson about his stance on abortion and why he was supporting North Carolina’s current 12-week ban on the procedure. 

Robinson replied by saying, “That 12 weeks, exceptions for rape and incest … I’m not going to say it’s reasonable. But my faith allows me to live with that, because that’s where the consensus is. Do I want to continue to lower it? You better know it. I would love to get down to six weeks. And I’d like to get down to zero. I would like to push it back as far as we could and eliminate as many abortions as we can.”

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[-] rudyharrelson@lemmy.radio 48 points 2 months ago

Any politician want to make an argument against abortion that doesn’t involve “muh faith”?

I live in NC and have unfortunately been exposed to this guy's campaign ads on several occasions. While his religion is definitely a factor in his policies, there's also just good old-fashioned misogyny. He regularly frames abortions as only being necessary because women "can't keep their legs closed" and crap like that.

And that's barely scratching the surface. If you want the abridged version, check out his Wiki page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Robinson_(American_politician)#Political_views_and_remarks

The guy is a total nutjob.

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