马里兰州州长韦斯·摩尔(Wes Moore)详细介绍了他的计划，以保护堕胎权，此前他宣布，在联邦法院做出裁决后，他的州将储存堕胎药丸。
“马里兰州将在这方面领先，”摩尔周日在本周的独家采访中承诺。
周五，摩尔，他的第一个州长任期大约三个月，宣布该州将开始储存米非司酮后，法官否决了FDA批准的堕胎药丸。周三，一名联邦法官暂时搁置了该命令，留下了一个分裂的决定，最高法院可以决定。
“马里兰州将成为一个我们将保护生殖健康和生殖权利的州，”摩尔告诉联合主持人乔纳森·卡尔。“我们通过了三项法案，重点是增加访问权限、增加隐私，以及确保人们来到马里兰州时不会被定罪。”
明年11月，马里兰州选民将投票表决保护堕胎权的宪法修正案。
在州长的议程中，公共安全也是重中之重，摩尔指出，过去十年来，该州的枪击和凶杀案有所增加。摩尔强调了马里兰州的预算，其中1.07亿美元用于精神卫生，1.22亿美元用于地方执法。
摩尔说:“这是我们看待公共安全的一种综合方法。”。
摩尔过去一直公开自己11岁时被捕的经历。
“我在喷漆，试图通过喷漆罐在世界上留下我的印记，”摩尔周日说。“人们告诉我，还有另一种方式可以在世界上留下你的印记。”
摩尔说，包括参军在内的第二次机会帮助他走上了成为州长的道路。
“我想竞选州长的原因首先是我说‘我们可以在我们的州建立一种新型的法律体系和政治，这种体系和政治说的不是我们如何排斥，而是我们如何包容。"
这位马里兰州的民主党人特别提到了他的提议，即允许高中毕业生选择一年的公共服务，作为年轻人的机会，否则他们可能会选择错误的道路。
“这将重新定义马里兰州的爱国主义，”摩尔说。"做一个爱国者意味着提升你的邻居，而不是摧毁他们."
这计划该法案于4月10日在马里兰州立法机关获得通过，将由州预算、联邦机构和私营部门合作伙伴提供资金。
Gov. Wes Moore says Maryland will continue with abortion access
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore detailed his plan to protect abortion access after his announcement that his state will stockpile abortion pills in the wake of a federal court ruling.
"Maryland is going to lead on this," Moore pledged Sunday in an exclusive interview on This Week.
On Friday, Moore, who is roughly three months into his first term as governor, announced the state would begin stockpiling mifepristone after a judge struck down FDA approval of the abortion pill. On Wednesday, a federal judge put a temporary stay on that order, leaving a split decision for that the Supreme Court could decide on.
"Maryland is going to be a state where we are going to protect reproductive health and reproductive rights," Moore told co-anchor Jonathan Karl. "We passed three bills that was focusing on things like increasing access, increasing privacy, and also making sure that when people come to Maryland they're not going to be criminalized."
Next November, Maryland voters will vote on a constitutional amendment to protect the right to an abortion.
Also high on the governor's agenda is public safety, with Moore noting the state suffered an increase in shootings and homicides over the last decade. Moore highlighted Maryland's budget, which put $107 million towards mental health and $122 million into local law enforcement.
"This is an all of the above approach in the way that we're looking at public safety," Moore said.
Moore has been open in the past about his own experience being arrested when he was 11.
"I was spray painting and trying to leave my mark on the world via a spray paint can," Moore said Sunday. "People showed me that there was another way to leave your mark on the world."
Moore says second chances, including joining the Army, helped lead him to the path of becoming governor.
"The reason I wanted to run for governor in the first place is I said 'we can actually build a new type of legal system and politics in our state and one that says this is not about how we're going to exclude, but how we're going to include."
The Maryland Democrat specifically cited his proposal that would allow an optional year of public service for high school graduates as an opportunity for young people who might otherwise choose the wrong path.
"This is going to redefine patriotism in the state of Maryland," Moore said. "Being a patriot means lifting your neighbors up, not tearing them down."
Theplanpassed Maryland's legislature April 10, and would be funded by the state budget, federal agencies and private sector partners.
