Patrick Murphy releases new TV spot aimed at Marco Rubio’s position on abortion

Patrick Murphy is taking a swing at Marco Rubio’s stance on abortion.

In a new advertisement, a 30-second spot called “Reckless,” the Murphy campaign tries to highlight Rubio’s position on abortions, saying the Miami Republican is “reckless on choice.” The new campaign spot comes on the heels of an endorsement from Planned Parenthood.

“Marco Rubio is reckless on a woman’s right to choose, radical in his attacks on women’s health funding, and irresponsible in his anti-woman rhetoric. Florida women deserve a senator who will stand up for their right to make their own health care decisions, but instead Marco Rubio opposes a woman’s right to chose even in cases of rape or incest,” said Murphy in a statement. “Florida families deserve a senator who will lead on funding for Zika research, but instead Marco Rubio attacked women’s health care funding. Marco Rubio has no right to make decisions for Florida women. Floridians deserve a fighter, and I will always stand with Florida women to protect their right to make their own health care decisions. I look forward to showing up and working hard as Florida’s next senator.”

Planned Parenthood announced Tuesday it was backing Murphy in the Florida’s U.S. Senate race. In a statement, Cecile Richards, the president of Planned Parenthood Action Fund, said Murphy “has been a fighter for Florida women.”

Murphy will face Rubio in the November general election. The race is expected to be close, and new polling released Tuesday showed Rubio leads Murphy, 47 percent to 45 percent.