Highlights
VIDEO: Lake On Abortion: “It Is Not, It Is Not Health Care. It Is The Killing, It Is The Sacrifice, It Is The Execution Of A Baby In The Mother's Womb, And It's Incredibly Sad.” According to Newsmax via YouTube, “LAKE: But can you imagine, Benny, having that much vitriol and being like that and supporting the killing of innocent babies in the mother's womb? It's just, I hope someday they wake up to the lies they've been fed about abortion. It is not, it is not health care. It is the killing, it is the sacrifice, it is the execution of a baby in the mother's womb, and it's incredibly sad.” [Newsmax via YouTube, 5/5/22]
Lake: “Killing A Baby Who Is In The Mother’s Womb Is Not Healthcare.” According to Lake’s Twitter, “Killing a baby who is in the mother’s womb is not healthcare. This is so depressing and sad.” Quote Tweet TownHall.com @TownHallCom · Dec 1 “WATCH: Pro-abortion activists take abortion pills outside of the Supreme Court.” [Twitter, @KariLake, 12/1/21]
Lake Called Abortion “The Ultimate Sin.” According to KTAR News, “Republican Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake said Wednesday she thinks abortion, which she called ‘the ultimate sin,’ should be regulated at the state level. ‘I believe that abortion is the ultimate sin,’ Lake told KTAR News 92.3 FM’s The Mike Broomhead Show, ‘That’s my personal belief.’” [KTAR News, 5/11/22]
VIDEO: Lake Called Abortion “Murder.” According to Calvary Conversations via YouTube, “LAKE: I’m 100% pro-life and it pains me, it breaks my heart, to think that our kids and a generation – maybe a generation and a half - have been brain washed into thinking that it’s okay to take the life of the unborn. I believe in protecting Gods most innocent of creatures of creations our babies in the womb. You know, I believe in the Ten Commandments, thou shalt not murder, and I believe that taking the life of an unborn child is murder.” [Calvary Conversations, via YouTube, 12/7/21]
[VIDEO] Lake Said She Believed That Abortion Was “Not A Medical Choice.” According to Lake via YouTube, “LAKE: Each and every one of us deserves life. And it’s not a choice that somebody gets to make to take that life. That’s not a medical choice.’” [Arizona Democratic Party via YouTube, 1/16/24]
February 2023: Lake Tweeted Her Intent To Attend A “March For Life” Rally At Wesley Bolin Plaza On February 23. According to Lake’s Twitter, “Arizona, Join our movement THIS THURSDAY for the March For Life rally at Wesley Bolin Plaza. I hope to see you all to continue our fight against abortion in Arizona & to honor the lives we have lost to abortion. “ [Twitter, @KariLake, 2/21/23]
January 2022: Lake Invited Her Supporters To Join Her At The Arizona March For Life. According to Lake’s Twitter, “JOIN US! We will be Marching for LIFE on January 15th with Arizona for Life. I would love for you to stand shoulder to shoulder with our team as we march for the unborn. #ProLife Visit http://KariLake.com/events for more information!” [Twitter, @KariLake, 1/3/22]
AUDIO: Lake Said That Crisis Pregnancy Centers Offered Women Real Choices And Did Not Force Women Into Certain Choices. According to the Inside Scoop at the Ahern Hotel via Rumble, “LAKE: I just had the wonderful opportunity to visit a pregnancy center here that's doing incredible things. I think that we should be very proud. […] I'm very proud. And I will never back down from the fact that I want to make sure that when women are afraid and standing at the door of abortion clinic that we can help. We actually, we want to prevent that. We want to help them make a better choice, a less tragic choice. [...] The left is lying. They don't offer choices. And when you go into a pregnancy center, they give you a true choice. They don't tell you what to do. They give you a true choice.” [Inside Scoop At The Ahern Hotel, 11/7/23]
Crisis Pregnancy Centers Are Deceptive Health Centers Run By Anti-Abortion Activists That Seek To Persuade People Against Abortion. According to Planned Parenthood, “Crisis pregnancy centers (also called CPCs or ‘fake clinics’) are clinics or mobile vans that look like real health centers, but they're run by anti-abortion activists who have a shady, harmful agenda: to scare, shame, or pressure you out of getting an abortion, and to tell lies about abortion, birth control, and sexual health.” [Planned Parenthood, 11/4/21]
Lake Praised The Pregnancy Resource Center While On A Visit. According to Lake’s Twitter, “These incredible people are providing women with the resources and counseling they need to have REAL choice when they find themselves in an unplanned pregnancy. It was truly remarkable. Last year alone, they saved 17,000 babies! It’s time for Republicans to put their money where their mouth is. If we have billions of dollars to spend on endless wars overseas, we certainly have the money to help AMERICAN women. [Twitter, @KariLake, 11/7/23]
[VIDEO] Lake Said Women Seeking Abortions Would Simply Have To Drive Across State Lines To Access Healthcare. “So we need to find some common sense approach. I'm never going to apologize for wanting to say babies and being pro-life. But I also realize the world that we're living in. Even if we have a restrictive law here, you can go 3 hours that way, 3 hours that way, and you're going to be able to have an abortion. We have to start working the minds and hearts of women and showing them that they can be a mother doing whatever we can to make that happen.” [Housing Market Town Hall, 4/16/24]; 240416_AXS_1041_A
VIDEO: Lake Called Roe V. Wade An “Unprecedented And Wildly Inappropriate” Ruling. According to Gosar’s Twitter, “LAKE: Just this week the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on an important abortion case called Dobbs v. Jackson. Legal scholars have noted that there is a potential conservative majority on the court, in large part thanks to President Trump, that could reverse or limit the unprecedented and wildly inappropriate court ruling of Roe v Wade.” [Twitter, @RepGosar, 12/9/21]
VIDEO: Lake Said The Supreme Court “Engaged In Legislative Policymaking And Fabricated A Right To An Abortion That Does Not Exist In The Constitution” In Roe v. Wade. According to Gosar’s Twitter, “LAKE: The court in Roe engaged in legislative policymaking and fabricated a right to an abortion that does not exist in the Constitution. That desecration of our Constitution may be remedied by the court in Dobbs. Time will tell and a decision is expected next year.” [Twitter, @RepGosar, 12/9/21]
VIDEO: Lake Said She Prayed That The Supreme Court Would Bring “An End To This National Disgrace Created Under Roe V. Wade.” According to Gosar’s Twitter, “LAKE: As a mother, I joined Congressman Gosar in praying for God's guidance to the Supreme Court and an end to this national disgrace created under Roe v Wade.” [Twitter, @RepGosar, 12/9/21]
VIDEO: Lake: “Obviously, I Think Roe v. Wade Should Be Overturned.” According to the Center for Arizona Policy via YouTube, “LAKE: Obviously, I think Roe v. Wade should be overturned and I think the Supreme Court I have a good feeling that they’re gonna do the right thing this time.” [American Leadership Forum, 2/5/22]
Lake On The Dobbs Ruling: “Roe v Wade And The Culture Of Abortion Is Over. A New Chapter Of Life Has Begun. A Chapter Where We Help Women Become The Mothers They Are Meant To Be. Thank You, God.” According to Lake’s Twitter, “Roe v Wade and the Culture of Abortion is over. A new chapter of Life has begun. A chapter where we help women become the Mothers they are meant to be. Thank you, God.” [Twitter, @KariLake, 6/24/22]
Lake Acknowledged The One Year Anniversary Of Overturning Roe As A Decision That “Saved Countless Lives.” According to Lake’s Twitter, “One year ago, six justices saved countless lives. Allowing more precious Angels like this to be born. They are who I’m fighting for #LifeWins” [Twitter, @KariLake, 6/25/23]
Lake Thanked Trump For Appointing “Three Supreme Court Justices, All Of Whom Bravely Voted To Strike Down Roe vs. Wade.” According to The Arizona Republic, “Kari Lake, Trump-endorsed Republican candidate for governor: ‘Today is a historic day for life, and humanity, throughout this country. Laws on the right to life will now be decided at the state level, and as the next governor of Arizona, I will sign bills to protect life when they land on my desk. I want to give a special thank you to President Trump who appointed three Supreme Court Justices, all of whom bravely voted to strike down Roe vs. Wade today and give the Pro-life movement, the unborn, and all of our great country the gift of protecting life that so many have worked so long to achieve.’” [Arizona Republic, 6/24/22]
Lake Said Trump Was Responsible For Overturning Roe v. Wade According to Lake’s Twitter, “If not for this man, Hillary Clinton would have appointed THREE Liberal, Anti-Life activist judges. If not for this man, Roe would still be in tact. If not for this man, millions more would be killed in the name of ‘choice’ Thank you, President Trump.” [Twitter, @KariLake, 6/24/22]
AUDIO: Lake Was “Incredibly Thrilled” To Support Arizona’s Near-Total Abortion Ban. According to Lake via YouTube, “LAKE: I’m incredibly thrilled that we are going to have a great law that’s already on the books. I believe it’s ARS 13-3603. So it will prohibit abortion in Arizona except to save the life of a mother. And I think we’re going to be setting the– paving the way and setting course for other states to follow.” [Arizona Democratic Party via YouTube, 1/10/24]
VIDEO: Lake Called Arizona’s Abortion Ban “A Great Law.” According to the Center for Arizona Policy via YouTube, “LAKE: Obviously, I think Roe v. Wade should be overturned and I think the Supreme Court I have a good feeling that they’re gonna do the right thing this time. And again, I’ll echo what Steve just said. We have a great law on the books right now. If that happens, we will be a state where we will not be taking the lives of our unborn anymore.” [American Leadership Forum via YouTube, 2/5/22]
Arizona’s Near-Total Abortion Ban Provided No Exceptions For Rape Or Incest But Did Provide Exceptions For Abortion If The Mother’s Life Was In Danger. According to the Associated Press, “The 1864 law, which remains on the books, imposes a near total ban on abortions, providing no exceptions for rape or incest but allowing them if a mother’s life is in danger.” [Associated Press, 12/12/23]
Lake Said She Supported Arizona’s Modern 15 Week Ban, Not The Near-Total Territorial Abortion Ban. According to CNN, “Lake previously said she supported the century-old law, saying in 2022 that Arizona had ‘a great law that’s already on the books.’ But Lake on Wednesday that her comments had been taken out of context. ‘I don’t, I support the 15-week ban,’ she said when asked about her previous support of the near-total ban. ‘I said I supported the law that was on the books.’” [CNN, 3/6/24]
Lake Said Arizona’s Near-Total Abortion Ban Was A Model For Other States. According to Business Insider, “In June of that year, Lake said in a local radio interview that she supported the 1864 law, according to Politifact. ‘I'm incredibly thrilled that we are going to have a great law that's already on the books,’ Lake said in that interview, adding: ‘It will prohibit abortion in Arizona except to save the life of a mother. And I think we're going to be paving the way and setting course for other states to follow.’” [Business Insider, 4/9/24]
AUDIO: 2022: Lake Specifically Praised Arizona's Territorial Abortion Ban By Statute Number. According to Lake via YouTube, “LAKE: I’m incredibly thrilled that we are going to have a great law that’s already on the books. I believe it’s ARS 13-3603. So it will prohibit abortion in Arizona except to save the life of a mother. And I think we’re going to be setting the– paving the way and setting course for other states to follow.” [Arizona Democratic Party via YouTube, 1/10/24]
Lake’s Campaign Claimed She Supported Arizona’s Recent 15 Week Abortion Ban, But Her 2022 Comments Specifically Praised ARS 13-3603, Also Known As The Territorial Abortion Ban. According to Intelligencer, “Meanwhile, Kari Lake, the defeated former candidate for governor now running for senator, is frantically distancing herself from the new law. The trouble is, as recently as 2022, she endorsed the law. Lake’s spokesperson told the New York Times she had not been referring to that law in particular. The trouble, as the Times points out, is that Lake was extremely specific about the law she wished to see enacted. ‘I’m incredibly thrilled that we are going to have a great law that’s already on the books,’ she told a talk-show host. ‘I believe it’s ARS 13-3603.’” [Intelligencer, 4/10/24]
[VIDEO] Lake Was “Running Away From Her Previous Comments On Abortion.” “And we should note, that Kari Lake is also running away from her previous comments on abortion, although much more starkly than Donald Trump [...] I think Kari Lake is looking at that and taking his lead, also trying to have it both ways. But there is so much audio. There's so much written.” [CNN: The Lead, 4/10/24]
[AUDIO] Lake Said State Legislators Needed To Pass An Abortion Ban Less Restrictive Than The Territorial Ban To Head Off An Abortion Ballot Initiative. “HOST: So, Kari, to that end, what would you like the state of Arizona to do between now and the election? LAKE: Well, I think the legislators could you know, the by the way, they're the ones this the same group in this legislature passed that 15 week law that we used to have, and they all voted for it. And now they're saying it's horrible. But push that aside. I think we need to work to get some sort of a common sense initiative on the ballot so that we can go against this nine month abortion in Arizona, no matter what they say about it. That's what the current initiative on the ballot is. It'll have abortion right up until nine months.” [Clay Travis And Buck Sexton Show, 4/15/24]
[AUDIO] Lake Attacked State Representatives For Being Scared To Impact Their Pro-Life Ratings. “We're marching into November where the ballot measure on the ballot in Arizona, that will pass at this point. It looks like it's got it's going to pass. Is abortion up until nine months? Planned Parenthood helped write this measure. They say it's 22 weeks, but there are so many loopholes for abortion right up until nine months. And we have a bunch of legislators in our legislature right now who could do something about it, but they don't want it because they want to get their five star rating from the pro-life groups. They're so worried about the rating from the pro-life groups that they're willing to allow Arizona to end up being a state where we have abortion up until nine months.” [Clay Travis And Buck Sexton Show, 4/15/24]
[VIDEO] Lake Called On Arizona Legislators To Ban Abortion To Prevent A More Permissive Ballot Initiative From Passing “And if they don't look back a little bit wider on this issue, we're going to end up with a voter initiative which is on the ballot, which says 22 weeks. But by the way, it's abortion right up until birth. And we're going to have the most extreme abortion law, not only a law, but a constitution. It'll be in our Constitution. And so we're watching as our lawmakers are fighting over this 1864 law that will never take effect because it will never be enforced. And if they continue to focus on that and out of what's really coming in harm's way, is this initiative on the ballot. So I think our lawmakers need to do something quickly. I don't know if that's putting another initiative on the ballot to give people options, because if the voters of Arizona have to choose between 1864 and abortion up until birth, I have a feeling we're going to end up with abortion up until birth.” [Housing Market Town Hall, 4/16/24]
[VIDEO] Lake Said Arizona’s Ballot Initiative On Abortion Would Allow Any Kind Of Doctor To Make An Exception For Late Term Abortions. “If the voters of Arizona have to choose between 1864 and abortion up until birth, I have a feeling we're going to end up with abortion up until birth. This goes beyond what New York is doing. This goes beyond what California is doing. You could be the day before you're giving birth. And a chiropractor, a therapist could say the mental health of the mother. She has to have an abortion. That's not where the people are, guys.” [Housing Market Town Hall, 4/16/24]
[VIDEO] Lake Said A Constitutional Amendment To Codify Abortion In Arizona Would Mean Permanent Protection Of Abortion Rights. “I'm still pro-life. But what I realized is that they're pushing a law and saying this is the law of Arizona, when in fact it is. And they're not enforcing that law and they're trying to push something much more dangerous that would make Arizona the most extreme abortion state in the country. And I'm not willing to allow that to happen. Most people don't realize that, by the way. They just they see it and they go, oh, it's why would you go against this law? Because what they're really pushing is this initiative that will be cemented into our Constitution and we'll never be able to get rid of it.” [Idaho Chooses Life, 4/20/24]
[VIDEO] After Being Challenged On Her Anti-Choice Position, Lake Said Arizona’s Abortion Ban Was “Political Theater” But She Wished It Was In Effect. “HOST: Idaho chooses Life put out a press release this week in their press release, I quote. Imagine our profound disappointment then when we saw this heroine join the media mob in calling for an immediate fix to Arizona's historic law protecting pre-born children. And we would like to know, how would you like to respond to that statement? LAKE: Well, I think we all need to realize that our our first priority is to save as many babies as possible. And this law passed, The Arizona Supreme Court said this is the law of Arizona. But unfortunately, the people running our state have said we're not going to enforce it. So it's really political theater. We don't have that law as much as many of us wish we did.” [Idaho Chooses Life, 4/20/24]
[AUDIO] Lake Said The Territorial Abortion Ban Was Not In Effect Because The Attorney General And Sheriffs Weren’t Enforcing It. “Look, you know, this territorial law from 1864 is not in effect in Arizona, no matter what the media says, no matter what all these outlets say, no matter what some people on our side say, this is not the law right now. It doesn't matter what the Arizona Supreme Court says because our AG will not enforce this law. The only people who could enforce it would be the sheriffs. And I haven't heard one sheriff stand up and say that he will enforce this law.” [Clay Travis And Buck Sexton Show, 4/15/24]
Lake Called For A “Carbon Copy” Of Texas’ Abortion Law To Be Passed In Arizona. According to Lake’s Twitter, “The most vital role our Elected Officials have is protecting our most vulnerable. I call on the Arizona Legislature to put a carbon copy of Texas S.B.8 on the Governor’s desk. If my Predecessor refuses to sign it, I will do so in a Heartbeat.” [Twitter, @KariLake, 9/2/21]
Lake Advocated For The Arizona Legislature To Pass A Copy Of Texas’ Law Banning Abortions After Six Weeks. According to the State Press, “Lake also talked about Texas' recent abortion bill, a law banning abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, and said the Arizona Legislature should pass a ‘carbon copy’ as soon as possible. Lake explained she is ‘unapologetically pro-life.’” [State Press, 10/19/21]
VIDEO: Lake Campaigned In Ohio To Advocate For The Passage Of Issue One, Claiming The Initiative Would Prevent “Out-Of-State Special Interest Groups” From Rewriting Ohio’s State Constitution. According to Real America’s Voice via YouTube, “LAKE: We’re driving across Ohio right now. It’s a rainy day. We’re letting everybody know they gotta get out tomorrow. Show up at the polls and vote yes on Issue One. This is an amendment that will prevent these out-of-state special interest groups from rewriting Ohio’s state Constitution to permanently inject these BS political agendas and turn them into laws.” [Real America’s Voice via YouTube, 8/7/23]
Ohio’s Issue 1 Was A Measure Which Would Raise The Threshold To Amend The State’s Constitution And Enact New Constitutional Amendments. According to the Columbus Dispatch, “Ohioans will decide Tuesday whether it should be harder to change the state constitution. If passed, Issue 1 would require 60% of the vote to enact new constitutional amendments, instead of a simple majority of 50% plus one. It also would: Require citizens who want to place an amendment on the ballot to collect signatures from at least 5% of voters from the last gubernatorial election in all 88 counties, instead of the current 44. Eliminate a 10-day cure period that allows citizens to replace any signatures deemed faulty by the secretary of state's office.” [Columbus Dispatch, 8/7/23]
Ohio’s Issue 1 Was Rushed Onto The Ballot In Order To Stop Ohioans From Approving A State Constitutional Protection For Abortion Rights. According to the Brookings Institute, “To be clear: the problem with Issue 1 was not that the initiative process is a sacrosanct cornerstone of democracy. In fact, despite the lofty intentions of the Progressive-era proponents of direct legislation, initiative elections — which exist in 26 states — often feature low turnout, special interest spending, and low-information voters. But Issue 1 was not the result of a deep consideration of institutional reform; it was rushed onto the ballot to stop Ohioans from approving a state constitutional protection for abortion rights.” [Brookings Institute, 8/9/23]
Lake Said She Would “Very Much Support” Banning Abortion Pills. According to Kat Abu’s Twitter, “Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake says she would ‘very much support’ banning abortion pills in the state.” [Twitter, @abughazalehkat, 6/27/22]
[VIDEO] A Commentator Said Lake Was “Trying To Have It Both Ways” On Abortion. “Kari Lake also told me that she thinks abortion pills should be illegal and they account for over half of the abortions in the country. so clearly she's trying to have it both ways, trying to thread a very thin needle on this very tricky issue ahead of November.” [CNN: Inside Politics, 2/26/24]
AUDIO: Lake Supported Banning Abortion Pills. According to Lake on Outspoken with Bruce and Gaydos via SoundCloud, “HOST: My question was, if you're in the Senate and that vote comes up, will you vote yes or no for a law that would ban the abortion pill, yes or no? LAKE: I don't think that women should be taking a pill at home and risking hemorrhaging. I care about women. I care about women's health. And women's health is not taking a pill that will have you hemorrhage at home.” [Outspoken With Bruce And Gaydos via SoundCloud, 2/19/24]
[VIDEO] Lake Said She Never Shifted In Her Opposition To A Federal Abortion Ban. “HOST: Can you explain your shift on abortion from civil war law to now? No federal ban on abortion. Because I believe that truly that's something that people do want to hear from what we've heard. LAKE: Well, first of all, I've never shifted from the no federal ban. You know, if you're my age or older, you've been on this planet for more than 50 years. Roe v Wade was was the law of the land, even though both sides knew it was unconstitutional.” [Housing Market Town Hall, 4/16/24]
Lake Claimed That The Women’s Health Protection Act Would “Legalize Abortion Up To Actual Childbirth.” According to Lake’s Twitter, “The entire @DNC (except for Joe Manchin) voted to legalize abortion up to actual childbirth. This is what we're up against. This is the party of @KatieHobbs. The stakes have never been higher. There's only one unequivocally pro-life candidate in this race. That's me.” [Twitter, @KariLake, 5/11/22]
The Women’s Health Protection Act Established A Statutory Right For Health Care Professionals To Provide Abortion Care. According to the Center For Reproductive Rights, “WHPA establishes a statutory right for health care professionals to provide abortion care and the right for their patients to receive care, free from bans and medically unnecessary restrictions that single out abortion care.” [Center For Reproductive Rights, 6/23/23]
Lake Dodged A Question On Trump’s Comments On Florida’s Six Week Abortion Ban. According to Slate, “REPORTER: Do you agree with President Trump’s comments that it’s a ‘terrible thing,’ Gov. DeSantis’ six-week abortion ban in Florida? LAKE: I think President Trump has a right to speak on abortion more than anybody, because he did more than anybody to save lives. REPORTER: Do you personally agree with what he said about that policy, though? LAKE: What about it? REPORTER: That it was a ‘terrible thing’? LAKE: I think every state has the right to decide where their abortion law is going to be.” [Slate, 9/28/23]
Lake Would Not Say What Kind Of Abortion Ban She Preferred. According to Slate, “REPORTER: Personally, though, which policy do you prefer, the 6-week abortion ban that governor Ron DeSantis has, or the 15-week one in Arizona? LAKE: I don’t have a say in that. Florida is Florida. REPORTER: What about Arizona? LAKE: I see what you’re trying to do, you’re trying to make this whole thing about abortion. President Trump has said—and you smile, you smile. Because you’re probably a leftist. Yeah, I think that you are.” [Slate, 9/28/23]
Lake Refused To Say If Her View On Abortion Was More Like DeSantis Or Trump. According to Slate, “REPORTER: Your personal policy, you don’t want to say whether it’s Gov. DeSantis’ or President Trump’s? LAKE: I’m pro-life, but I’m also about helping women, and I realize that in many states, there are abortion laws that are 15 weeks or 22 weeks or whatever it is. The American people do not want abortion up until nine months pregnant.” [Slate, 9/28/23]
Lake Would Not Say What Kind Of Abortion Ban She Would Enact If She Was Governor. According to Slate, “REPORTER: If you were governor of Arizona right now, would it be a six-week ban or something different? LAKE: There’s already a law in Arizona that’s on the books that’s a 15-week ban. Do your homework the next time you ask a question because you don’t look very smart. You look dumb.” [Slate, 9/28/23]
VIDEO: When Asked About An Abortion Ban She Would Support, Lake Said She Trusted The People Of Arizona To Determine When To Ban Abortion. According to Lake via YouTube, “LAKE: I trust the people of Arizona to make the right decision and vote the way that their hearts tell them to vote and then whatever that is will be our law, whatever that is. We're going to have 50 different abortion laws around the country. And if we just get concentrating on how many weeks here and how many weeks there, what we have to do is start to help women so that they don't have to walk into an abortion clinic.” [AZ Family YouTube, 11/20/23]
Lake Said That Restrictions On Abortion Should Be Left Up To States, But Did Not Provide Specifics On How Far Her Restrictions Would Go. According to KTAR News, “’It should fall into the state. The state should decide how they handle this,’ said Lake, who has been polling as the front-runner for the Republican nomination […] Lake said she would work to enact ‘pro-life legislation’ but didn’t provide specifics on how far she thinks Arizona’s restrictions should go. Gov. Doug Ducey signed a law this session to outlaw abortions after 15 weeks except when the mother’s health is at risk. ‘The mother does have some choices when it comes to her health, but this is a separate life, this is the life of a baby,’ Lake said.” [KTAR News, 5/11/22]