“Today, Mr. Kennedy misunderstood a question posed to him by an NBC reporter in a crowded, noisy exhibit hall at the Iowa State Fair,” Robert F. Kennedy’s campaign asserted in a statement hours after the candidate repeatedly supported a ban on abortions after 15-weeks of pregnancy during a Sunday interview at the Iowa State Fair. The problem with the campaign’s response, though, is that Kennedy repeatedly stated his support for the ban.
Kennedy’s position opposes the Democratic Party’s official platform about abortion being the choice of the pregnant person, and the statement got immediate pushback from voters. When asked about abortion by a reporter at the Iowa State Fair on Sunday, Kennedy replied, “I believe a decision to abort a child should be up to the woman during the first three months of life.” Asked specifically if he would support a “cap… at 15 weeks,” Kennedy replied “yes” after a moment’s hesitation.