Rogers addresses abortion amid Slotkin attacks: 'Michigan voters have already decided'

Republican Mike Rogers sought to dispel claims made by his Democrat opponent about his abortion stance in a new campaign ad on Wednesday.

Mike Rogers reiterated his stance on abortion, promising not to contradict Michigan's law while in the Senate. (Reuters, IStock)

The amendment also protected rights to contraception and treatments for infertility. 

"In the Senate, I won't do anything to change it," he promised in the 15-second digital campaign ad.

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A source familiar told Fox News Digital the ad is meant to combat purported misinformation from the campaign of Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., on Rogers' stance. 

They will continue to address this as necessary with campaign expenditures, the source added. 

The video comes the same day as Slotkin rolled out two abortion-related ads against Rogers as part of a multimillion-dollar buy running on broadcast, cable and digital platforms.  

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Mifepristone is one of the two pills used in the most common type of abortion in the nation.  (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)

However, Rogers has pushed back at suggestions that these instances would define his actions in the Senate, doing so once again in the Wednesday video. In fact, Rogers has committed consistently since launching his Senate campaign last year to abiding by the Michigan abortion law and not supporting federal legislation that would contradict it. He has further gotten behind former President Trump's stance that abortion should be left to the states. 

In Michigan, abortion was the third most cited as a top issue for voters in a July Fox News Poll. The top issue for the most voters by far was the economy, with 35% saying so. This was followed by immigration at 17% and abortion at 16%. 

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According to a CNN poll released this month, Slotkin leads Rogers 47% to 41%. A previous AARP-commissioned poll of the race last month showed Rogers tied with her among the key demographic of voters over 50 years old, with each posting 46%. Among all voters, Slotkin slightly led her opponent, 47% to 44%. 

A top political handicapper, the Cook Political Report, rated the Michigan Senate race a "toss up," despite the seat's lengthy history of going Democrat. 

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Julia Johnson is a politics writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business, leading coverage of the U.S. Senate. She was previously a politics reporter at the Washington Examiner. 

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