mark weiner this morning wrote a story about those views in a story on syracuse.com. brandon you've pushed back , against claims that you would support a national ban on abortion. how do you think your position has been represented -- misrepresented? >> it is hard being in politics because my opponent has consistently lied about everything i have said about abortion. i have been very consistent from the beginning. i am pro-life, but i support three exceptions for abortion which include life of the mother , rape, and incest, all terrible events. no reason to compound the trauma. i have also stated again from the very beginning that i will not support a national ban . abortion was allowed for in law in new york state in 1974 has been the law of new york state for 50 years and it's not going to change by the federal government. that was actually what the court decided and it is for the people of new york state to decide. the fact that we end up you know in this environment where brazen bold lies can be told is very concerning to me so my stance on abortion has been the s

mark weiner this morning wrote a story about those views in a story on syracuse.com. brandon you've pushed back , against claims that you would support a national ban on abortion. how do you think your position has been represented -- misrepresented? >> it is hard being in politics because my opponent has consistently lied about everything i have said about abortion. i have been very consistent from the beginning. i am pro-life, but i support three exceptions for abortion which include life of the mother , rape, and incest, all terrible events. no reason to compound the trauma. i have also stated again from the very beginning that i will not support a national ban . abortion was allowed for in law in new york state in 1974 has been the law of new york state for 50 years and it's not going to change by the federal government. that was actually what the court decided and it is for the people of new york state to decide. the fact that we end up you know in this environment where brazen bold lies can be told is very concerning to me so my stance on abortion has been the s