Walker and his campaign repeatedly denied the claims that he encouraged and funded an abortion, including a tweet attacking the reporter and threatening a defamation lawsuit (which has not yet been filed) and an appearance on Sean Hannity's Fox News show where he largely deflected questioning. The fallout from the article was swift and far-reaching.
Lindsey Graham's proposed 15-week federal abortion ban. Walker also publicly supported South Carolina U.S. Raphael Warnock, taking a public stance opposing abortion with no exceptions for rape, incest or the life of the mother, and also comparing the procedure to murder. Walker has made abortion one of his signature issues in his quest to join the U.S. The article says that the woman, who is not named for privacy reasons, provided a receipt from the abortion clinic, the card with Walker's signature and an image of the personal check, in addition to corroborating the story with a friend who was aware of the abortion at the time. ( Editor's note: NPR has not independently verified this report.) Filed late Monday, The Daily Beast story alleged that Walker wrote a check for $700, enclosed in a "get well card" to a then-girlfriend to have an abortion in 2009 because he said it was "not the right time" for a child.
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