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Does Katie Hobbs support abortion without limits?

By Austin Tannenbaum
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During the Oct. 9, 2022 airing of CBS News's Face the Nation, Democratic Arizona gubernatorial candidate Katie Hobbs clarified that she is not in favor of late-term abortions except in extreme circumstances:

"Late-term abortion is extremely rare. And if it's being talked about, it's because something has gone incredibly wrong in a pregnancy. A doctor's not going to perform an abortion late in a pregnancy just because somebody decided they want one. That is ridiculous."

Hobbs did suggest that she opposes the government limiting how far into a pregnancy an abortion may be performed. When asked by Face the Nation host Major Garrett about "the Hobbs administration's week limit ... for abortion access," Hobbs responded:

"Abortion is a very personal decision that belongs between a woman and her doctor. The government and politicians don't belong in that decision."

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CBS News Transcript: Katie Hobbs, Arizona gubernatorial candidate, on "Face the Nation, Oct. 9, 2022
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