Baldwin says Texas judge was part of ‘extreme Republican’ effort to ban abortion
“What we have in Texas [is] a judge who was not guided by science, but is part of [an] extreme Republican concerted effort to ban abortion nationwide,” she said.
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Mace says overturning Roe ‘changed the entire electoral environment’ in 2022
“I mean, some of these groups have gotten so over-the-top and extreme, we need to find a middle ground on this issue. And I have a great pro-life voting record but some of the stances we’ve taken, especially when it comes to rape and incest, protecting the life of a mother, it’s so extreme, the middle — the independent voters, right of center, left of center, they cannot support us,” Mace said.
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Where Things Stand: Scott’s Vague Response To Abortion Questions Is Illustrative Of The Party Struggle
In Iowa on Wednesday, Scott wouldn’t answer questions about whether he supports his fellow South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham’s proposed 15-week national ban. Just hours later on Thursday morning, Scott told a local New Hampshire news station that he “definitely” would support a 20-week ban and sign it into law if he were president. For his part, he has said before that he endorses such a measure.
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Rick Scott on 6-week abortion ban: ‘If I was still governor, I would sign this bill’
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) voiced his support for a six-week abortion ban passed by the Florida legislature Thursday, saying that he would sign the bill if he was still governor of the state.
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‘Totally alarmist’: Senate Republican downplays precedent set by Texas judge’s abortion pill ruling
Moderator Chuck Todd asked Cassidy on NBC’s “Meet the Press” whether he worries about “up-ending the status quo” and the FDA’s authority in a way that could “create sort of chaos in the pharmaceutical industry.”
“I think that’s totally alarmist. It’s totally alarmist,” Cassidy said.
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Gillibrand: Texas mifepristone ruling an ‘outrage’
“So to take away the right to have medicine is an extension of taking away this right to privacy, to say we can’t have medicine sent by doctors by mail to people across the country is further invading into this right to privacy, where the court and government has a right to what’s in your mail, and who you’re talking to and what communications you’re having. It’s an outrage,” Gillibrand said on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
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