White House counselor Kellyanne Conway on Monday accused Democrats of only caring about abortion when it comes to public policy, and said Democrats seem to want to only discuss abortion in the context of President Trump’s pending Supreme Court nomination.
“I’m just amazed how yet again, the Left boils every single thing, including a Supreme Court justice, down to one issue, abortion,” Conway said on Fox News.
Conway said Trump is not asking nominees “specific questions on cases,” and is looking for nominees with the experience and intellect to sit on the nation’s highest court. She also said nominees will have to decide several other cases dealing with other issues aside from abortion.
“What’s with the Commerce Clause? What’s with all the amendments?” she asked. “We know that they’re hostile to the Second Amendment, but what about the rest of them?”
“The Supreme Court takes on any number of cases,” she added. “And I think this is why you see a Democrat totally beholden to the abortion issue, almost to the exclusion of everything else.”
Conway noted that last week, the Supreme Court said California cannot force crisis pregnancy centers that are backed by religious groups to give people information about abortion. Those groups oppose abortion and counsel women about adoption.
Conway argued that decision should not be seen as a setback for the pro-abortion side, since everyone knows abortion is available in the U.S.
“Unless you live under a rock with an eye mask and earmuffs on, I’m pretty sure you know that you can get an abortion in this country,” she said.
