Nikki Haley Urges 'Consensus' on Abortion, a Topic Other 2024 Republicans Avoid

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : "I do believe there is a federal role on abortion.
43% : A few have even called for the death penalty.
41% : In GOP Haley, the only woman seriously contending for the Republican nomination, has consistently espoused anti-abortion positions in her time as a state lawmaker, South Carolina governor and as Trump's ambassador to the United Nations.
40% : DeSantis, who hasn't yet announced his candidacy but has been visiting early primary states, signed the Florida law banning abortion after six weeks late at night in a private ceremony, and he rarely mentions abortion in his speeches.
33% : Presidential contender Nikki Haley called for a "national consensus" on abortion and urged her party to acknowledge the limits of federal action on the issue, which has vexed fellow Republicans eager to win over women and swing-state voters.
33% : He has blamed the party's disappointing election results on GOP candidates not allowing exceptions to abortion.
31% : Haley signed at least three anti-abortion bills as governor: A bill affording legal protection to infants born after a failed abortion attempt, a bill prohibiting government-subsidized insurance plans from covering abortion and, in 2016, a 20-week ban with no exceptions for rape.
20% : Haley's address lacked policy specifics, but sought to differentiate her from other 2024 GOP candidates, calling abortion a "deeply personal issue" that should be discussed without "judgment or contempt."

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