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Republican Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is co-sponsoring a bill that would ban abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy nationwide, giving critics another opening to attack him ahead of the November election on an issue that has energized Democrats.
Rubio’s move to sign on to Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-S.C.) bill is the strongest indication yet that the Republican incumbent appears unconvinced that Rep. Val Demings’ (D-Fla.) consistent pounding of him over the issue is going to harm his bid for a third term. It comes just a week after her campaign launched an ad calling Rubio’s stance on abortion “outrageous.”
“I’ve always been pro-life,” Rubio told reporters in Washington when asked about Graham’s bill. “You need to be asking Democrats what restrictions they support ... Democrats won’t vote for any restriction of any kind on abortion.”