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.
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. …
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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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