WATCH: The View host accuses GOP of ‘playing God’ with abortion bans
Julia Johnson
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The View sounded off on stances Republican politicians took on abortion in the past week, slamming Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) and Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) in particular.
Sara Haines claimed that Republican states banning abortions after a certain number of weeks are “playing God.”
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She further alleged that “11 of the 13 states that are making these rulings aren’t considering the mom.” However, of the 13 states that have near-total abortion bans, each provides exceptions to save the life of the mother in emergencies.
Haines said that these states are “choosing between lives,” adding that “it came from a place of religious saving a life … and now you’re saving certain lives and not other lives.”
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“And it’s a party that won’t do any social programs, so, like, you care about life, but then they come in and we’re not going to spend on a life,” she added.
She also criticized Scott, who recently said he would sign the most conservative legislation that was passed on abortion, regardless of weeks.
“He just kept saying the ‘most conservative,’ which is not an idea or a philosophy on it. He just wanted to be like, ‘I’ll go the most conservative,’ not telling you why, not delving into weeks — and just for his knowledge — that’s how you track a pregnancy is by weeks, so maybe he should learn the weeks he wants to use when he’s talking about this,” she said.
The hosts also discussed DeSantis’s recent signing of a six-week abortion ban in Florida.
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Ana Navarro slammed the law’s passage as both “indefensible” and “stupid.” According to her, it’s just an example of the “extremism that Ron DeSantis is capable of.”
Scott recently announced his launch of an exploratory committee for a presidential run in 2024. While DeSantis hasn’t made any such announcement, he recently traveled to the key primary state of New Hampshire and is expected to launch a campaign in the summer.