In the debate of the closely watched Pennsylvania Senate race on Tuesday night, Republican candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz said women, doctors and local political leaders should decide whether a woman can obtain an abortion.
Oz’s comment came after a touchy exchange while facing his opponent Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, 53, with whom he clashes with on an array of issues.
“I want women, doctors, local political leaders letting the democracy that always allowed our nation to thrive to put the best ideas forward so that states can decide for themselves,” Oz, 62, said.
A spokesperson for Oz said, “Dr. Oz is a pro-life supporter with the exceptions of rape, incest, and the life of the mother.”
A large amount of women say they can stay behind those choices, since those are usually the main reasons a woman would want an abortion. It shouldn’t be used in the form of a birth control option.
However, the way Dr. Oz added local political leaders into his list of who should be able to judge, rubbed some women wrong. Despite this fact, he still has quite a bit of women on board to vote for him in the upcoming election.
On the other hand, Fetterman said he would fight for Roe vs Wade.
The evening marked the first time the Democrat had appeared in such a forum since suffering a stroke five months ago, which he acknowledged at the start of the debate.
“Let’s also talk about the elephant in the room. I had a stroke,” Fetterman said, and then added of Oz, “He’ll never let me forget that.”
Two closed-captioning monitors displayed moderators’ questions and the candidates’ answers in an allowance both parties agreed to prior to the debate.
Oz and Fetterman also tackled many other issues during their debate, including crime. Oz seized on Fetterman as a soft-on-crime-liberal, who lived off his parents until he was in his 40s.
Also, Oz tried to distance himself from the notion of being an extreme candidate.
“Washington keeps getting it wrong with extreme positions. I want to bring civility and balance,” said Oz.
The race is one of the most talked-about of the 2022 midterms, and a central battleground for control of the Senate.
Throughout the race, Fetterman tried to portray Oz as an outsider. He painted Oz as a wealthy New Jerseyan who has tried to use Pennsylvania voters to propel him further into the spotlight.
However, Fetterman, who had a strong advantage in the race at the beginning, has seen his wide lead slowly shrink in recent weeks as the election draws near.
Fetterman was only leading the race by a polling average of about 2.3 points on Tuesday.
Oz, who nearly tied with his top Republican challenger in the GOP primary earlier this year, hopes to overcome the slew of negative press.
“A slew of negative press”…
…including this one
Sorry to inform you, but State’s
rights means the States determine their own restrictions on abortion…
…that means politics IS INVOLVED and therefore politicians (Local and State)
The choice should be for the woman or man and woman to decide. Anytime politics are involved only creates problems and delays.
If the Steel workers are behind Fetterman, then maybe the Steel workers will be happy to be unemployed, I have no sympathy for these pussies that cry everytime we close steel plants and put their support behind the very ass holes that are destroying our economy, I guess they’ll go the way of the Dodo birds. Good Riddance losers.