Biden's abortion comments at debate fail to resonate with independent voters: focus group

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President Biden and former President Donald Trump traded jabs over the issue of abortion and their views on Roe v. Wade at Thursday night's presidential debate, with independent voters who were part of a Fox News Digital focus group favoring the former president's remarks on the subject.

Asked whether he supports "any legal limits on how late a woman should be able to terminate a pregnancy," Biden said, "I support Roe v. Wade, which has three trimesters. First time is between a woman and a doctor. Second time is between a doctor and an extreme situation. The third time is between the doctor, I mean, between the woman and the state.

"The idea that the politicians, that the founders wanted the politicians to be the ones making decisions about a woman's health is ridiculous. No politician is making that decision. A doctor should be making those decisions. That's how it should be run. That's what you're gonna do, and if I'm elected, I'm gonna restore Roe v. Wade."

During Biden's remarks, approval from independent voters in the focus group consistently ranked around 30% or lower and never reached 35% approval.

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Responding to Biden, Trump said, "So that means he can take the life of the baby in the ninth month and even after birth, because some states — Democrat-run — take