James Talarico stated that there are no laws against abortion in the Bible.
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The Benny ShowOct 26, 2026
Multiple sources report that Talarico said at the October 14, 2026 CNN/Jubilee town hall that the Bible is silent on abortion, which is the substance of the claim's paraphrase, "no laws against abortion in the Bible." The claim is a paraphrase rather than his literal words, and the rest of the coverage disputes his interpretation, not whether he said it.
Our two reads of who says this, and how, disagree, so it counts as the post's own claim.
What was said
… And this is not, it is not a moral thing, uh, at all, to bury your head in the sand or be passive, uh, or be a coward, especially in the face of, well, what did James Tallarico say last week? He said that there's no laws against abortion in the Bible. That's heresy, man. I mean, that's wild. That's anti-Christian. That's anti-Christ rhetoric, right? And he said he was joking when he said that God is non-binary. It's a weird thing to joke about, bro. Like, it's a, you know, making fun of God. …
The Benny Show · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. AP reports that Talarico argued at the CNN/Jubilee town hall that the Bible was silent on abortion.[1]
Supports. Reuters quotes Talarico telling a Catholic voter that "the Bible is silent on the issue of abortion" at the October 14 CNN town hall.[3]
Supports. CNN's town hall takeaways and EWTN both report Talarico saying the Bible is silent on abortion during the October 14 town hall.[2][4]
Context. The claim's wording ("no laws against abortion") is a paraphrase of Talarico's "the Bible is silent," which the extraction took from the passage's own account of him; the sources do not use the phrase "no laws."[5][7]
Context. Commentators and the voter dispute Talarico's reading of Scripture, arguing the Ten Commandments address killing; this disputes his interpretation, not whether he made the statement.[4][6][7]
Sources
7 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 tier 2, 4 not rated, 1 rated low
- 1GOP strategy shifts ahead of Election Day as Trump ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Talarico tackles abortion, faith and ‘conspiracy theories ...cnn.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 3Trump is losing evangelicals. Democrats still can't win themrmb.reuters.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Catholic theologian challenges U.S. Senate candidate on abortion: ‘The Bible is not silent’ewtnnews.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 5James Talarico Called Out by 'One-Issue Voter' After Claiming 'Bible ...yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 6James Talarico and the Bible's silence on abortion, take 2christianpost.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 7James Talarico's latest claim about the Bible gets fact-checked in ...washingtontimes.com · rated low for factual reporting by Iffy.news · cited for: context
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