Deborah “It is such a pleasure to address this summit just days after I convened a special session of Iowa’s General Assembly to once again address the most important human rights cause of our time: protecting unborn human lives from the atrocity of abortion. A worthy battle, and one I will never concede,” she said. Read … Read more
Pence is the only GOP presidential candidate to publicly support a national abortion ban at six weeks. One in three women confirm their pregnancies past the six-week mark, according to a November 2021 study published in the journal Contraception. He has also supported bans on birth control and pushed a 15-week abortion ban as a … Read more
Asked if he would sign a six-week ban as president, DeSantis said he wanted to be a “pro-life president.” “I’m very proud to say Kim Reynolds is here and she signed a great heartbeat bill today. We were able to do that in Florida. We had a lot of opposition to that. I’m proud to … Read more
In a recent interview, Pence went even further, saying abortion should be banned when a pregnancy isn’t viable. Such a standard would force women tpolo carry pregnancies to term even when doctors have determined there is no chance a baby will survive outside the womb. Read more at the Los Angeles Times
“What we’re seeing now, the GOP once again choosing extremism, making abortion and women’s health care and freedom in this country the issue that they put over our national security,” Clarke said, according to CNN. “I don’t see Democrats supporting an NDAA with that in it.” Read more at Talking Points Memo
“The anti-abortion movement is fueled by vague language and misinformation,” said Rachel O’Leary Carmona, the executive director of Women’s March. “The more they obfuscate, the more successful they are, because when their agenda comes to light and is understood by voters, they do not win.” Read more at The Guardian
Now, this fall and in next year’s election, national liberal groups are planning to invest more heavily in ballot measure campaigns, seeing them as vehicles both to protect access to abortion care and to amplify their broader political message that abortion bans are out of step with voters. ** Anti-abortion activists, in turn, have vowed … Read more
Idaho has one of the strictest abortion bans in the nation, forcing patients to seek care in neighboring states such as Oregon and Washington, where the procedure is legal. But in April, Idaho lawmakers passed legislation requiring any person under 18 to get permission from a parent or guardian before traveling out of state to … Read more
Iowa Republicans Ram Through Six-Week Abortion Ban In One-Day Special Session Tuesday’s ban makes Iowa yet another red state where the legislature has passed abortion restrictions that go much further than the majority of its constituents want. But, wielding a supermajority in the state Senate and majority in the state House, Iowa Republicans have the … Read more
In February, he told a conservative talk show host that if he were elected governor, he would favor banning all abortions in the state — no exceptions for rape, incest, the health or life of the pregnant person. “If I had all the power right now — let’s say I was the governor and had … Read more
