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GOP Rep. Nancy Mace: Abortion ‘will be an issue’ for Republicans in midterms

Rep. Nancy Mace, South Carolina Republican, predicted Sunday that her party’s stance on abortion could prove troublesome come November’s midterm elections and end up benefitting Democrats.

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority overturned Roe v. Wade in June, striking down the longstanding federal protection for abortion and unleashing a wave of abortion restrictions in GOP-led states.

“I am staunchly pro-life. I have a 100% pro-life voting record. I do think that it will be an issue in November if we’re not moderating ourselves, that we are including exceptions for women who’ve been raped, for girls who are victims of incest and certainly in every instance where the life of the mother is at stake,” Ms.