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We heard from two candidates for congress last night on Kentucky tonight and the fifth district.

Doctor Dana Edwards is challenging incumbent Republican hal rogers.

Congressman rogers declined our invitation to appear.

Edwards calls himself pro-life on abortion.

I asked him to explain his abortion views.

Abortion access.

First of all, I believe is a state issue.

That's the first thing, that this is not a federal issue.

The federal government has no business relegating when when a woman or if a woman can have abortion, but that federal medical freedom, I think, should.

You know, I believe a woman has a right.

If she wants to have an abortion, she'd have a legal right to have an abortion.

The issue comes in.

Do I believe that she should?

The moral issue is no, I don't think she should.

But she has a legal right and the state should provide some sort of legal protection for her to be able to have an abortion.

So many people, Dr. Edwards, to say that that doesn't make you pro-life?

Well, I am pro-life in the sense that I believe that life begins at conception, that that is God's plan.

And to honor God, we we should not have an abortion.

But the reality of life is women find themselves in situations that make them think about abortion being the best solution.

It's not.

But it comes down to my my feelings are not about being against abortion.

It's about about being for the woman.

And to come in her and explain to her and your situation, you do have options besides abortion.

But if she wants abortion, I think that's her legal right as a citizen of America.

That's a freedom that she should have.

I don't think she should do it.

And I think there are better alternatives to that situation.

Shawna Ride is a Democrat running in the sixth Congressional District.

Her Democratic opponents did not meet our criteria to appear last night on Kentucky tonight.

She's been criticized for being anti-Israel in its war with Hamas.

I asked her if she's anti-Semitic.

I do not support any form of violence.

And anyone that knows me knows that I am in no way anti-Semitic.

I love my Jewish brothers and sisters.

If the roles were reversed, if we've had 40,000 Israelis dead, I would be just as angry.

It's really not about who the people are.

It's about who the genocide is being committed against.

Do you support the federal aid package that was approved by Congress, $95 billion worth of aid?

No.

Why not?

Well, I believe there is about eight or 9 billion of that was to go to humanitarian aid for Palestine.

But there is a much greater number that was supposed to go to fund Israel.

And I do find that ironic.

We're including a small amount of aid in a nearly $100 billion package while at the same time supplying three times that amount in munitions to the country who is carrying it out.

So I just it is an expensive bill and it seems like it would just do more damage, perpetuate the genocide further.

Now you can see more of last night's interviews or take a look at past episodes of Kentucky tonight.

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