The extreme nature of the GOP candidate's anti-abortion views were highlighted in an interview with NBC News that was unearthed Tuesday.
The Republican candidate for governor of Pennsylvania is speaking.
The state senator spoke with a local radio station about the abortion ban he introduced in the state legislature, which would have banned the procedure after six weeks into a pregnant woman's uterus and only allowed exceptions for medical emergencies.
He was asked if people who get abortions in violation of the ban would be charged with murder under the law because the embryo is a little human being.
He believes that people will be charged with murder.
The law should only punish people who perform abortions and not people who get them, according to the provisions of the law that have taken effect so far.
One of the most consequential races for abortion rights in this year's election is the governor's race, in which Mastriano has vowed to sign any abortion ban the state legislature passes into law, even if it means vetoing it.
A request for comment has not been responded to.
Mastriano said in the interview that a little baby should be treated the same as a human being.
The governor's race will be decided in November. According to the New York Times, the GOP lawmaker faces long odds, as recent polling has favored the Democrat by double digits and the Democrat has vastly outraised the GOP candidate.
Tom Wolf has used his veto power to block the state legislature from banning abortion, and his views on the issue have become a central part of the governor's race as well. One of the things the GOP candidate has said in recent months is that the issue of abortion is the most important issue of our lifetime and he doesn't give a way for exceptions. Mastriano is one of a number of anti-abortion rights GOP candidates who have toned down their rhetoric since the Supreme Court's decision. Mastriano has said that he can't ban abortion as governor, but that he won't be responsible for any abortion bans after he's elected. Mastriano said in an interview that his views are irrelevant because he can't rule by executive order on the issue of life.
Women who violate the proposed abortion ban should be charged with murder.
The heartbeat bill is under attack.
Is the GOP nominee for governor changing his stance on abortion? The Philadelphia Inquirer is a daily newspaper.
The fate of abortion rights in Pennsylvania is up for debate.
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