A wholly unremarkable thing occurred during the first GOP primary debate: Many of the candidates spoke out against late-term abortions. Then something happened that was quite remarkable indeed. A couple of Democrats came out on X to refute the claim that any of them support abortions up to the point of birth. But this new lie from the left is both demonstrably false and a 180 degree turn from the more common progressive position. Leftists have long defended on-demand abortion up to the point of birth, and they did so loudly and unapologetically. So why deny it now?
“What the Democrats are trying to do on this issue is wrong, to allow abortion all the way up to the moment of birth,” Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said at the debate. He wasn’t alone. Nikki Haley asked: “Can’t we all agree that we should ban late-term abortions?” Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), Mike Pence, and former…
