'Bad idea': Republicans pan Lindsey Graham's 15-week abortion ban

Republicans attacked a bill from Lindsey Graham that would ban abortion nationwide after 15 weeks of pregnancy, saying it would work against them in the midterms.

WASHINGTON — It took only hours Tuesday for fellow Republicans to trash Sen. Lindsey Graham's bill to ban abortion after 15 weeks nationwide.

From the halls of Congress to the campaign trail, Republicans attacked the bill as a distraction that divides the GOP and reminds voters that most of them see the party as too extreme on abortion.

"Bad idea," said Chris Mottola, a GOP strategist and ad maker. "It rips open a political sore. The political environment was moving back to economic issues. It further nationalizes an issue that works against Republicans generically."

Graham, R-S.C., introduced his bill, which would ban abortion after 15 weeks in most cases, just eight weeks before the midterm elections, when some Republican candidates have been racing to distance themselves from their own past positions on abortion.

Now, Republican leaders, rank-and-file lawmakers and political strategists are distancing themselves from Graham. Although his bill stands no chance with Democrats in control of the House, the Senate and the White House, it immediately gave Democrats ammunition to argue that Republicans would ban abortion if they win power in Washington.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/sen-graham-introduces-bill-ban-abortion-nationwide-15-weeks-rcna47530


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