After the Supreme Court struck down an attempt to stop the new Texas abortion ban, even Republians expressed they feel the new law is 'extreme.'
'I happen to be personally opposed to abortion and I believe states do have rights to pass some reasonable restrictions,' Republican Maryland Govenor Larry Hogan told NBC's Meet the Press.
'But certainly in this case, this bill in Texas, seems to be a little bit extreme with this problem of bounties,' he continued.
Representative Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, also a Republican, slammed the new law as a way to encourage citizens to 'tattle' on those performing abortions.
'I'm pro-life, but what I don't like to see is this idea of every citizen being able to tattle, sue an Uber driver, as you said, be deputized to enforce this abortion law to whatever they want,' Kizninger told CNN State of the Union host Dana Bash.
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, a pro-life Republican, said Sunday that the new Texas abortion law is 'a little extreme' after the Supreme Court stopped it from being blocked
Illinois Representative Adam Kinzinger, also a pro-life Republican, said Sunday that the law encourages people to 'tattle' on each other
'I think, if you're going to do something on abortion, it's a debate that we should have that's open and not just opening people up to be sued for any bit part in that process,' he added.
The new law in Texas bans abortion when a fetal heartbeat can be detected, whch is usually around six weeks after conception. At this point in a pregnancy, many women who have unplanned pregnancies are still unaware that they are carrying a child.
The law, upheld by the Supreme Court last week, also relies on citizens reporting those who assist women in getting abortions after that six-week mark – like drivers who may transport them to an abortion clinic or doctors who perorm abortions after a heartbeat is detected.
Both Kinzinger and Hogan say they are pro-life, but are still opposed to this law.
'I think any bill going forward should… certainly not be set up so that it's enforced by people using private right of action to sue somebody, versus just actually having an open and honest law,' Kinzinger said Sunday on CNN.
He also said there need to be exceptions, even to the most restrictive abortion laws – like in cases of rape or incest, which the current Texas law does not include any exceptions for.
The Texas bill does, however, allow an exception for abortions in the case of medical emergencies to the mother.
Kinzinger wouldn't say, however, whether he would support Democratic legislation that would target the Texas abortion law as progressives decry the Supreme Court ruling and look for ways to challenge it.
A group of lawmakers already proposed a bill that would impose term limits on Supreme Court justices as a string of recent rulings show the power the 6-3 conservative majority has had on major decisions lately, including on abortion and the COVID-era eviction moratorium.
Also of note, Former President Donald Trump wouldn't say in an interview taped Saturday whether he agrees with the Supreme Court ruling upholding the new Texas heartbeat law.
In his first on-camera interview since leaving office, which will air in full next Sunday, September 12, Trump said the ruling is likely a temporary thing.
Former President Donald Trump wouldn't say in an interview taped Saturday whether he agrees with the Supreme Court ruling and said it's likely 'temporary'
'I know that the ruling was very complex and also probably temporary,' the former president told Sharyl Attkisson in an interview taped in Bedminster, New Jersey . 'I think other things will happen and that will be the big deal and the big picture.'
When asked if he supported the new ruling, Trump dodged the question – instead taking credit for a series of conservative rulings due to his appointment of three Supreme Court justices during his four years in office.
'Both sides seem to agree that this ruling is largely your doing based on the Supreme Court picks that you made. Do you agree with the ruling?' Attkisson asked.
'Well, I will tell you this: We do have a Supreme Court that's a lot different than it was before, it was acting very strangely. And I think, probably not in the interests of our country,' Trump said.
Of the new law, the former president said: 'I'm studying it right now.'
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