Republican Ohio Senate candidate Bernie Moreno said Sunday he supports “common-sense restrictions” on abortion at the federal level after 15 weeks while maintaining the issue should be “mostly” left up to the states to decide.
“My position on abortion is crystal clear. I am personally pro-life. I think we have freedom of religion in America, so we should be able to have our own personal religious beliefs,” Moreno said in an interview on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday” with Chris Stirewalt when asked about his “evolution” on the issue of abortion.
“I also believe that this is mostly an issue for the states, and that’s what President Trump has talked about. That’s what Dobbs did,” he continued, referring to the 2022 Supreme Court decision that overturned the federal right to an abortion.
Stirewalt noted Moreno, in 2022, described himself as “absolutely pro-life, no exceptions.” During the GOP primary earlier this year, he also criticized a fellow candidate for opposing a bill that banned abortion at approximately six weeks, with very few exceptions.