James Carville takes on abortion, Tim Walz's tampon legislation and the term 'illegal alien'
Democratic strategist James Carville said he agrees with former President Clinton that abortion should be "safe, legal and rare."
Carville spoke with Fox News host Sean Hannity Thursday on "Hannity," arguing abortion can be limited if the country has "aggressive contraception" and "aggressive availability."
"You know, the actual abortion rate, the number of abortions has gone up since this idiotic Dobbs decision. And I think that Roe v Wade is right. It takes into account certain rights in the first trimester, certain rights in the second [and] certain in the third trimester," he said.
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The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, nearly 50 years after the landmark decision was reached in 1973.
Hannity also asked Carville about Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signing legislation last year that provides free menstrual products to students, claiming Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate wanted to put them in boys' bathrooms.
"I will disagree with you vehemently and firmly on one thing. I think offering tampons to students is one of the best ideas I've ever heard," said Carville. "I'm very comfortable with tampons being offered free to students in school. I'm totally 100%."
The legislation Walz signed says menstrual products "must be available to all menstruating students in restrooms regularly used by students in grades 4 to 12 according to a plan developed by the school district."
A half dozen officials from Minnesota school districts told The New York Times they had not placed menstrual products in boys’ restrooms. Some students, teachers and administrators said menstrual products were typically placed in three places: girls’ restrooms, gender-neutral restrooms, or