Philadelphia Inquirer: David McCormick Called the Overturning of Roe v. Wade “A Huge Victory”

PENNSYLVANIA — On June 24th’s anniversary of the Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade is a stark reminder that David McCormick praised the Supreme Court decision by calling it “a huge victory” and has a dangerous anti-choice record that includes his support for an abortion ban with no exceptions for rape or incest.

Pennsylvania Democratic Party spokesperson TaNisha Cameron issued the following statement:

“Two years ago David McCormick celebrated the Supreme Court decision that ripped away women’s right to make their own personal decisions about their bodies. In the Senate, McCormick would be a vote for a national abortion ban with no exceptions for rape or incest – and that’s why Pennsylvania voters will reject him in November.”

Here’s What to Know About David McCormick’s Anti-Choice Agenda:

• When asked directly in a 2022 debate whether he believed there should be exceptions for abortion in the cases of rape, incest, or life of the mother, McCormick responded only “in the very rare instances there should be exceptions for the life of the mother.”

• Axios: “David McCormick…said during a debate in Harrisburg last month he’s fully against all scenarios involving abortion, apart from ‘in the very rare instances there should be exceptions for the life of the mother.’”
• HuffPost: “McCormick has said that life begins at conception and that he does not support exceptions in abortion laws for rape or incest.”
• HuffPost: “McCormick said in a May 2022 debate with Oz that he supports banning abortion with an exception only when the pregnant person’s life is in danger, and not in cases of rape or incest.”
• WESA: There was no “pushback from the McCormick campaign.”

• McCormick said “we have to change the law on life” during a 2022 campaign event.

• McCormick repeatedly praised the leaked Supreme Court opinion draft overturning Roe as a “huge victory” and “huge step forward.”

• McCormick’s 2022 campaign website said he was “staunchly pro-life.”