¶ Reproductive Rights
¶ Post-Roe Leak
Walker Said He Would Encourage Women To Have A Child In Cases Of Rape Or Incest, But Said He Would Not Support A Blanket Government Mandate Compelling Women To Give Birth Under All Circumstances And Supported Leaving It Up To The States. According to WRAL, “Former U.S. Rep. Mark Walker, another top GOP candidate, said in an interview on Tuesday that it should be left up to states to set their own laws on abortion and that governments shouldn’t allow abortions under any circumstances. While he would encourage a woman to have a child in cases of rape or incest, he doesn’t support a blanket government mandate compelling women to give birth under all circumstances.” [WRAL, 5/3/22]
Mark Walker Claimed A 20 Week Abortion Ban Was A “Compromise” They Offered To Democrats When He Was In The House. “I do believe there are enough sensible people who are willing to say, look, a child deserves a right to be born. When I was on the House floor, we even offered a compromise and piece of legislation just to call their bluff with abortions up to 20 weeks. And then after that, you have every exception in the world. They still voted against it. This is where we are right now. And we've got to continue to call their bluff constantly, because that's what it's all about. [Pete Kaliner, 05/04/2022]; 220504_HMF_808_A
Walker Criticized Sen. Warnock’s Statement About Being A Pro-choice Pastor. Walker tweeted, “So, no room for the unborn child, ‘Pastor?’ You’d make a heck of an innkeeper.” [Twitter, @RepMarkWalker, 5/3/22]
