Mehmet Oz said that abortion rights should be decided by «women, their doctors [and] local political leaders» during his debate with John Fetterman on Tuesday.
Dr. Mehmet Oz, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, is under fire for arguing that «local political leaders» should have a say on abortion rights.
Oz said that he did not want the «federal government» involved in abortion while backing the involvement of local politicians during his debate with Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman, his Democratic opponent, on Tuesday night. The celebrity doctor made the remarks while answering a question on whether he would support a national abortion ban, as Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina proposed last month.
«There should not be involvement from the federal government in how states decide their abortion decisions,» Oz said. «As a physician, I’ve been in the room when there’s some difficult conversations happening. I don’t want the federal government involved with that, at all.»
«I want women, doctors [and] local political leaders … letting the democracy that’s always allowed our nation to thrive, to put the best ideas forward so states can decide for themselves,» he continued.
Oz’s remarks were almost immediately seized upon by his critics on Twitter, with many commentators suggesting that no political leaders should have a say in the healthcare decisions of women.
«I worked with Dr. Oz providing care for patients during open heart surgery,» tweeted Dr.
