abortion
9 entries across the record carry this tag. Browse all dispatches, or jump to a group below.
Dispatches
- November 19, 2024 · Dispatch
Mace invokes rape survival to justify bathroom bill targeting Rep.-elect McBride: 'Yes and absolutely, and then some'
On November 19, 2024, Mace cited her own history as a rape and domestic-abuse survivor as justification for her transgender bathroom resolution, and confirmed directly that it targeted Rep.-elect Sarah McBride.
- April 11, 2024 · Dispatch
Mace on CNN endorses state-by-state abortion votes: 'Every state should put this issue on the ballot. Let the people decide'
On CNN on April 11, 2024, Mace endorsed a state-by-state approach to abortion policy and called Arizona's 1864 abortion ban 'a terrible law.'
- September 3, 2023 · Dispatch
Mace tells CNN's Dana Bash: 'we cannot be assholes to women'
In a September 3, 2023 CNN interview with Dana Bash, Mace said Republicans must change their approach to abortion policy, using an expletive to make the point.
- April 30, 2023 · Dispatch
Mace says DeSantis six-week abortion ban 'isn't the way to change hearts and minds. It's not compassionate.'
On April 30, 2023, Mace criticized Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's six-week abortion ban as uncompassionate toward rape and incest victims, calling a 15-to-20 week ban with exceptions the 'sweet spot.'
- April 23, 2023 · Dispatch
Mace warns Republicans on ABC: 'We're going to lose huge if we continue down this path of extremities'
On ABC's This Week on April 23, 2023, Mace urged Republicans to find middle ground on abortion messaging, warning that the party would suffer major electoral losses if it continued on an extreme path.
- May 8, 2022 · Dispatch
Mace tells Face the Nation she supports rape exceptions: 'I am pro-life, but I do support exceptions for rape. I'm a rape victim myself'
On CBS Face the Nation on May 8, 2022, Mace said she is pro-life but supports rape and incest exceptions to abortion bans, citing her own experience as a rape survivor.
- May 19, 2019 · Dispatch
Mace's first public disclosure: 'It can take 25 years to get up the courage'
On May 19, 2019, during the South Carolina abortion-bill debate, Mace made her first public disclosure of being a rape survivor, describing how long she had kept the experience private.
Wiki & people
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Mace's shifting public positions on abortion access, rape exceptions, and the politics of reproductive rights from 2019 through her 2026 gubernatorial bid.
June 10, 2026 · Wiki
Media coverage
GOP Rep Flip-Flops on 'Asshole' Abortion Bill: Just Travel
Mace was overheard in an elevator calling a DOD abortion-travel reimbursement amendment 'an asshole move, an asshole amendment,' then voted for it when the measure came to the floor. She was confronted by CNN's Kaitlan Collins about the hypocrisy, generating the 'being assholes to women' clip.
July 14, 2023 · Media