Pressed On Abortion Ban For Incest Victims, Mississippi Gov. Says There Aren't Many

Mississippi’s Republican governor was pressed on CNN Sunday if incest victims will likely be pressured to present beginning underneath the state’s pending anti-abortion legislation. His solely reply was that there aren’t many pregnant incest victims.

The state has a radical “snapback” legislation on reproductive rights ready within the wings if Roe v. Wade is gutted. It seems that will quickly be the case in mild of Supreme Courtroom Justice Samuel Alito’s draft opinion leaked final week.

The legislation has “no exception for incest,” “State of the Union” host Jake Tapper famous to Gov. Tate Reeves.

“So, assuming the Supreme Courtroom overturns Roe v. Wade, the state of Mississippi will drive women and girls who're the victims of incest to hold these kids to time period. Are you able to clarify why that's going to be your legislation?” Tapper requested.

’Effectively, that’s going to be the legislation as a result of in 2007, the Mississippi legislature handed it,” Reeves responded.

Tapper pressed once more: “Why is it acceptable in your state to drive ladies who're victims of incest to hold these kids to time period?”

Reeves: “Effectively, as you understand, Jake, over 92% of all abortions in America are elective procedures. If you have a look at the variety of those who really are concerned, incest is lower than 1%” of abortions in America every year.

Tapper additionally requested if the state would drive ladies to hold fetuses to time period who don't have any probability of survival.

“You’re dealing in examples which might be uncommon,” Reeves stated.

The 1% rape and incest determine is from a 2004 Guttmacher Institute survey, and presumes the 1,200 women and girls within the research supplied correct data concerning a sexual assault. There are as many as 900,000 abortions within the U.S. yearly, that means the 1% class would come with 9,000 people. There are some 3,500 abortions every year in Mississippi.

Tapper additionally identified that Mississippi has the nation’s highest charge of toddler mortality and the best charge of kid poverty. It has no assured paid maternity go away, and just lately rejected extending postpartum Medicaid protection, he added. The state’s foster care system can be the goal of a federal lawsuit for its alleged failure to guard kids from abuse.

Reeves stated his state is attempting to do higher.

Take a look at the complete interview within the clip above.