He opposes abortion except in the instance of rape, incest, or the life of the mother in is danger,” McConnell’s spokesman, Doug Andres, said in a statement. At his Thursday news conference, McCarthy said exceptions for rape and incest are “exactly what Republicans have voted on in this House. McCarthy also declined to offer an opinion on whether the Alabama law should be struck down. I’m not on the Supreme Court,” McCarthy said, adding that it was up to the justices on the top court to decide. “The Alabama law is a terrible law – it’s very extreme – it essentially bans all abortions,” she told CNN on Thursday.

Source: Washington Post May 16, 2019 16:30 UTC