Highlights:
Ramaswamy Said He Was “Unapologetically Pro-Life.” According to Ramaswamy’s Twitter, “I’m unapologetically pro-life. It’s not a woman’s rights issue, it’s a human rights issue.” [Twitter, @VivekGRamaswamy, 4/13/23]
Ramaswamy Said He Was “Very Clear” That He Was “Unapologetically Pro-Life.” According to Fox News, “However, Ramaswamy also said that when it comes to the contentious issue of abortion, he has ‘been very clear’ that he’s ‘unapologetically pro-life.’ ‘I do believe that unborn life is life. And I don’t believe that the right path forward for us is to compromise on our principles. I think the right path forward is for us to be uncompromising about the principles that we believe in while also finding ways to address the concerns that we can address without compromising,’ he elaborated. Ramaswamy added that ‘I am pro-life, and I believe in walking the walk when it comes to being pro-life as well.’” [Fox News, 7/12/23]
Ramaswamy: “I Think Abortion Is A Form Of Murder.” According to the Epoch Times, “2024 Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy burnished his pro-life bona fides at the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition kick-off on April 22. […] ‘I think abortion is a form of murder. Murder is dealt with through state law, not federal law. I think we should be consistent about that. That's what the Constitution demands,’ Ramaswamy told The Epoch Times on April 22 at the event, held in a large auditorium near Des Moines, Iowa.” [Epoch Times, 4/23/23]
Ramaswamy: “Murder Is Dealt With Through State Law, Not Federal Law.” According to the Epoch Times, “2024 Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy burnished his pro-life bona fides at the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition kick-off on April 22. […] ‘I think abortion is a form of murder. Murder is dealt with through state law, not federal law. I think we should be consistent about that. That's what the Constitution demands,’ Ramaswamy told The Epoch Times on April 22 at the event, held in a large auditorium near Des Moines, Iowa.” [Epoch Times, 4/23/23]
Ramaswamy Said He Supported A Six-Week Abortion Ban At The State Level. According to the Washington Examiner, “Entrepreneur and author Vivek Ramaswamy came out in favor of an abortion ban ‘around six weeks’ of gestation at the state level. Stressing that he is ‘unapologetically’ anti-abortion but that it's an ‘issue for the states,’ Ramaswamy argued that roughly six weeks is a good benchmark because that is when there tend to be the first signs of brainwave activity within a fetus. ‘Life ends right when ... brainwaves end — that's how we determine when life ends on the back end. I think we should apply a consistent principle on the front end, that's around the six-week mark that brainwaves do begin,’ Ramaswamy told Fox News's America’s Newsroom Wednesday.” [Washington Examiner, 4/26/23]
VIDEO: Ramaswamy Called The Six-Week Florida Abortion Ban DeSantis Signed “Reasonable.” According to a Ramaswamy interview video via Twitter, “HOST: So just to be clear, you’re of the same position that Ron DeSantis is, then, based on the bill he signed last in Florida, six weeks? RAMASWAMY: I think that that’s a reasonable bill for him to have signed. Absolutely.” [Ramaswamy Interview Video via Twitter, 5/2/23]