Misoprostol, one of the two drugs used in a medication abortion, is displayed at the Women's Reproductive Clinic, which provides legal medication abortion services, in Santa Teresa, New Mexico. (Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images)
The move comes in an election year when Democrats have sought to place the abortion issue front and center for voters. Republicans have struggled to adopt a universal position on the issue after achieving their decades-long goal of ending Roe v. Wade.
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Former President Trump has adopted the position of allowing states to determine for themselves how to regulate abortion, something that was not an option under Roe. Meanwhile, Democrats have pushed to impose Roe's standards – more liberal ones – nationwide via federal legislation.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced his support for abortion, "even if it's full term," last week. (Screenshot/Club Random Media)
"So, in other words, keeping it as is with Roe v. Wade having been overturned and leaving it up to the states to determine if and when a woman can have an abortion," Steele followed.
"No, I wouldn't leave it to the states," Kennedy responded. "We should leave it to the woman. We shouldn't have government involved."
"Even if it's full term," Steele said.
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"Even if it's full term," Kennedy confirmed, later adding, "I think we have to leave it to the woman, not the state. I think we should do everything in our power to make sure that never happens and everything that we can do. But I think, ultimately, you know, nobody sets out to do that. And there are always some kind of extenuating circumstances that would make a mother make that kind of choice, a terrible, terrible choice which is, you know, you can't overstate how bad that is. And I think, ultimately, we have to trust women."
Anders Hagstrom is a reporter with Fox News Digital covering national politics and major breaking news events. Send tips to Anders.Hagstrom@Fox.com, or on Twitter: @Hagstrom_Anders.
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