There’s been a drumbeat of stories of him endorsing views like hunger is a “great motivation” to work, the “whole purpose of the postmenopausal female” is to provide free childcare, and that progressives are “unhumans” who deserve fascist violence. The seemingly endless number of clips of him condemning childless women as “sociopaths” and “miserable cat ladies” … Read more
A woman who does not bear children is a woman who will never stay home and provide unremunerated care. She is less likely to be held in the domestic zone and extend her caregiving to elderly relatives or the children of others. She cannot be a resource that undergirds a male partner’s career, frailties, time … Read more
“We all understand — if we’re parents, or know anybody who’s a parent, or are paying any attention to parents — the ways in which having children impacts the economic lives of families,” says Caitlin Myers, an economist at Middlebury College. “For women in particular, it’s the single biggest economic decision most of them will … Read more
Accordingly, the anti-abortion movement has shifted its focus. In May, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) signed legislation reclassifying mifepristone and misoprostol as Schedule IV controlled dangerous substances, despite outcry from the medical community. The change will go into effect on October 1. Misoprostol — a lynchpin of reproductive care, from miscarriage to postpartum treatment, and given … Read more
The choice of Sen. JD Vance of Ohio as his running mate underscores how impossible it is to strike the balance Trump wants. Vance was clearly picked as a play for the bro vote. He may be awkward in most ways, but Vance channels both the male entitlement and unvarnished loathing of women that defines … Read more
Cruz hasn’t just been a cheerleader on the sidelines of the abortion wars; he was a key player in transforming the judiciary to pave the way for Dobbs and enable his own state to punish and essentially torture pregnant women the way they are doing now. He can avoid questions on the subject, but there’s … Read more
A rightwing thinktank report proposing sweeping restrictions to abortions and fertility treatments was endorsed by JD Vance years before he became a fervent backer of Donald Trump and – eventually – his vice-presidential running mate known for his derisive views on childless women. In 2017, months into Trump’s presidency, Vance wrote the foreword to the … Read more
Cecile Richards, former president of Planned Parenthood, tells me: “Gov. Landry is leading a race to the bottom. The results have been catastrophic for women in Louisiana, and there is no doubt in my mind that everything he’s doing in this state will ultimately serve as a model for anti-abortion politicians across the country.” Read … Read more
Nevertheless, Democrats on Tuesday accused Trump of wanting to outlaw birth control, abortion and IVF, using his wavering as evidence that voters can’t trust what he says. They emphasized that if the Trump-appointed justices had not overturned Roe then there wouldn’t be open questions on such policies. “He’s the one,” said Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), … Read more
“States with the most severe abortion restrictions have the least public infrastructure to support families,” said Dr. Nigel Madden, a maternal-fetal medicine physician at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, who led the study published Wednesday in the American Journal of Public Health. Read more at NBC News
