ICYMI: Bryan Steil Dodges Question on His Support for a Nationwide Abortion Ban
MADISON, Wis. — Yesterday, in an interview with WKOW’s Cap City Sunday, Bryan Steil gave a damning non-answer when pressed on whether he would support a nationwide abortion ban, refusing to answer and instead claiming that abortion has returned “primarily” to the states.
Steil’s avoidance comes even as he campaigns alongside Donald Trump, who continues to brag about overturning Roe v. Wade and unleashing chaos on millions of Americans. Donald Trump called for “punishment” for women who receive abortions and promised to “be leading the charge” to ban abortion nationwide.
“Bryan Steil’s non-answer on access to reproductive health care is telling, but it’s no surprise to voters in the 1st District,” said Democratic Party of Wisconsin Deputy Communications Director Haley McCoy. “When Roe was overturned and women in Wisconsin lost access to life-saving care, Bryan Steil called the decision ‘a great victory,’ and later voted against bills to restore reproductive freedom and protect access to IVF. Wisconsinites are tired of Bryan Steil’s dodgy answers on abortion and his extreme votes against reproductive health care, and will reject his extremism in November.”
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By: Caroline Dade
- In order to win re-election, Steil will need support from suburban voters. A new Reuters/Ipsos poll out this week finds Vice President Kamala Harris leading former President Donald Trump among suburban voters by 6%.
- Steil said he believes abortion is “not an issue that’s well settled in 30-second negative TV ads.” He said he thinks it’s important to help people learn what state law is.
- Right now in Wisconsin, abortions are allowed until the 20th week of pregnancy because a Dane County judge ruled an 1849 law banning feticide does not ban abortion. Before that ruling in 2023, abortions had been banned for more than a year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
- Steil did not answer when pressed on if he would support a bill placing limits on abortion nationwide if it were to come before Congress.
- “There will not be such a legislation that comes before Congress,” he said. “President Trump has been clear on this. Candidates have been clear on this. This is an issue that’s been primarily returned to the states.”
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