NurPhoto via Getty Images Beto O'Rourke gives a speech during a campaign stop in State College, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday.

Democratic presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke believes every woman should be able to decide for herself when it comes to abortion. The former Texas congressman was at a campaign event in Ohio on Monday when a woman asked him whether he was “for” third-trimester abortions, claiming that “there’s really not a medical necessity for abortion.” O’Rourke, who attempted to unseat Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) last year, sidestepped the question slightly and discussed reproductive rights in general. “The question is about abortion and reproductive rights,” O’Rourke said. “And my answer to you is, that should be a decision that the woman makes. I trust her.”

Here’s Beto O’Rourke at a campaign event in Cleveland responding to a question about third-trimester abortions: “That should be a decision that the woman makes. I trust her.” pic.twitter.com/nBrlazlMob — Alexandra DeSanctis (@xan_desanctis) March 18, 2019

O’Rourke affirmed his comments on Tuesday during a campaign stop at Pennsylvania State University. “Yesterday on abortion, you said it’s a woman’s right to choose. Does that include up until the third trimester?” a reporter asked. “Absolutely,” O’Rourke responded. “I think those decisions are best left to a woman and her doctor,” he added. “I know better than to assume anything about a woman’s decision, an incredibly difficult decision, when it comes to her reproductive rights.”

At Penn State today, Beto was asked about his defense of third-trimester abortion. He doubled down: “I think those decisions are best left to a woman and her doctor. I know better than to assume anything about a woman’s decision . . . when it comes her to reproductive rights.” pic.twitter.com/3JNecJJni0 — Alexandra DeSanctis (@xan_desanctis) March 19, 2019