Tue Jun 13, 2023 – 4:41 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) – Earlier this year, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum signed a law banning most abortions starting at six weeks. As a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, however, he now says he would not do the same nationwide.
In April, Burgum signed a law banning abortion once a fetal heartbeat can be detected except in cases of rape, incest, or medical emergency prior to heartbeat detection, which he said at the time “reaffirms North Dakota as a pro-life state.”
Last week, Burgum announced he would be seeking the GOP’s White House nomination for 2024, billing himself as a “new leader for a changing economy” who can bring “small-town values” to Washington, D.C. But federal legal protection for the preborn will apparently not be one of those values, according to comments Burgum gave CNN on Thursday.
“I think the decision that was made returning the power to the states was the right one,” the governor said. “And I think we’re going to have — we have a lot of division on this issue in America. And what’s right for North Dakota may not be right for another state
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