PA-GOV: Establishment GOP pick in Pa. gov race looks to pivot from her anti-abortion past
Republican Stacy Garrity has quickly moved to abortion-proof her campaign after launching a bid against the popular, well-funded Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat.
It’s an early window into how the GOP is viewing the contentious issue ahead of the 2026 midterms, with control of Congress up for grabs.
Garrity, the state’s treasurer, announced that she would not support a state abortion ban if elected, despite previously backing anti-abortion legislation and criticizing a former Democratic governor who vowed to “veto any anti-choice bills” that reached his desk. And she stopped selling the anti-abortion merchandise she had hawked on her previous campaign website —“LIFE WON” bumper stickers, “Born to be Pro-Life” onesies, “DEFUND PLANNED PARENTHOOD” T-shirts.
Garrity avoided directly answering questions about her position on abortion during a phone interview.
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