‘Just as radical as I thought’: Meghan McCain confronts Buttigieg over late-term abortion stance

Published February 6, 2020 8:02pm ET



Meghan McCain and Pete Buttigieg clashed on the issue of late-term abortion after The View host claimed the former mayor would struggle to win over voters in centrist states.

Fresh off his top-tier finish in Iowa, Buttigieg was asked by McCain to justify his support for late-term abortions, which are procedures that take place in the final trimester of a pregnancy. Buttigieg, who identifies as Christian, has argued that it is not the government’s role to tell mothers whether they can have an abortion.

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