Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate Mehmet Oz called abortion “murder” during a campaign event in May, according to a newly revealed audio recording.
The recording of Oz’s comments, first reported Wednesday… draws renewed attention to Oz’s stance on one of the most pivotal issues in this fall’s midterm elections.
And it opened the door to renewed Democratic criticism calling Oz extreme on the issue.
“I do believe life starts at conception, and I’ve said that multiple times,” Oz said during a tele-town hall a week before the May 17 primary, according to the Daily Beast… “If life starts at conception,” the celebrity surgeon said at the May event, “why do you care what age the heart starts beating at? It’s, you know, it’s still murder, if you were to terminate a child whether their heart’s beating or not.”
The campaign of Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee, pointed to the May comments to argue that Oz would take a far-right stand on the procedure, and could be a Senate vote for criminalizing abortion.
“Oz knows his abortion position isn’t popular. That’s why you need a hot mic in order to hear it,” said Fetterman campaign spokesperson Emilia Rowland. “Dr. Oz is wildly out of touch with the people of Pennsylvania who support abortion rights.”
