Georgia governor debate: Kemp silent on question over harsher abortion restrictions

Republican Brian Kemp and Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams spar in final gubernatorial debate before midterms

In the final televised debate with Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams before their November election, Georgia's governor, Brian Kemp, refused to say whether he would support harsher abortion restrictions if re-elected to a second term and if fellow Republicans dominating the state legislature sent them to his desk.

At WSB-TV's Channel 2 Action debate Sunday, Kemp, a Republican, said it was not his desire to go move the needle any further" on abortion restrictions in Georgia, adding that he would look into additional restrictions passed by state lawmakers when the time comes". Kemp at a previous debate had said he would not" support new abortion limits.