In an echo of the language used by supporters of abortion rights, Mehmet Oz added a third party: state politicians.
In the first debate between Oz and his Democratic opponent, John Fetterman was asked if he would support a bill to ban most abortions.
Oz said that the federal government shouldn't be involved in how states decide abortion decisions.
Oz left the issue up to women, doctors, local political leaders, letting the democracy that's allowed our nation to thrive to put the best ideas forward so states can decide for themselves.
Over time, Oz's stance on abortion has changed. He said that as a physician he had personally witnessed women who had undergone illegal abortions. Oz called abortion murder while running in the GOP primary. He argued that his opponent would allow abortion at 38 weeks on the delivery table if he were elected.
In Pennsylvania, Republican lawmakers are trying to restrict abortion, with one of them supporting a six week ban without exceptions for rape, incest, or the life of the mother. The position Oz articulated on Tuesday would allow GOP-led states to make their own abortion laws.
Fetterman said on Tuesday night that he would support enshrining abortion rights into federal law so that people in states where abortion is not allowed can still get it.
I want to look at the faces of women in Pennsylvania. Fetterman said that if you think that the choice of your reproductive freedom belongs with Dr. Oz, then you have a choice. I would fight for the choice for abortion to be between you and your doctor.
The Supreme Court's decision in June to strike down the constitutional right to abortion has caused a lot of concern among Democrats.
Fetterman is one of the Democratic candidates who is campaigning on abortion rights in order to expand the party's House and Senate majority.
Republicans running for Congress have mostly focused on other top issues, such as the economy and inflation.
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