As a Republican state lawmaker in a conservative district a decade ago, Kelly Schulz sponsored and voted for bills that would have restricted women’s access to abortions in Maryland. But as a candidate for governor in a blue state as a landmark legal decision giving women that right appears poised to be struck down, she’s vowing a different approach. “The laws that are in place right now, I will do nothing in my office to be able to change that,” Schulz said Tuesday when asked about her record in the House of Delegates and what she would do if she’s elected and the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.
Kelly Schulz vows not to change Maryland abortion laws if elected governor. As a lawmaker, she tried.
May 19, 2022