For Trump rival Nikki Haley, embryos are babies. She spoke out in favor of a controversial ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court.
The ruling is related to the U.S. Supreme Court's 2022 decision, which upheld its landmark Roe v. Wade repealed the 1973 law that enshrined women's constitutional right to abortion. The Republican candidates largely stayed away from the abortion issue in this election campaign. The party's disappointing performance in the 2022 midterm elections came as voters' reaction to the overturning of the Roe v Wade scored.