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Arguments over rape and incest divide abortion opponents

By DAVID CRARY
Even as the anti-abortion
movement celebrates the
sweeping bans passed in
several states, it's divided
by a widening rift over
whether those prohibitions
should apply to victims of
rape and incest.
The debate pits those who
believe any abortion is im-
moral against those who
worry that a no-exception
stance could be harmful
to some Republican can-
didates in upcoming elec-
tions. A Gallup poll last year
found that 77% of Ameri-
cans support exceptions in
cases of rape and incest.
"There is a media spotlight
shining on this issue," said
Clarke Forsythe, senior
counsel with Americans
United for Life. "State lead-
ers need to be prudent
and reflect not only on
state elections but also na-
tional elections, and the
pace of change the public In this Wednesday, May 22, 2019, file photo, Beck Gerritson, president of Eagle Forum of Alabama, speaks at an anti-abortion rally
might accept." outside the Capitol in Montgomery, Ala.
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