GOP candidate who called abortion 'genocide' admits his wife had one in new TV ad

Far-right North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson appeared to be trying to soften his absolutist stance on abortion with a new TV ad revealing his wife had the procedure, according to NBC News.

"Thirty years ago, my wife and I made a very difficult decision. We had an abortion," said Robinson. He did not reveal many details beyond that, but added that he agrees with North Carolina's current 12-week abortion ban, passed after one state lawmaker defected from the Democratic to...