GOP governors who passed abortion bans hit Trump for calling restrictions ‘a terrible thing’
“It’s never a ‘terrible thing’ to protect innocent life,” Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said. Read more at Politico
anti-abortion strategy
Tuberville blockade continues – News Round-Up
Tuberville refuses to budge on military promotions despite growing GOP pressure But Tuberville is standing firm and says he will only release the holds if the Biden administration reverses its policy of paying for service members to travel across state lines to obtain abortions. Read more at The Hill Why Tuberville breakthrough isn’t breaking military … Read more
The GOP Is Coming After Your Birth Control (Even If They Won’t Admit It)
Last November, voters in Kentucky turned out in large numbers to reject the idea of adding an amendment outlawing abortion to the state constitution. But almost a year later abortion is still illegal in Kentucky — thanks in large part to Attorney General Daniel Cameron, who defended against a challenge to the state’s existing abortion … Read more
Troops avoid abortion travel policy fueling Tuberville blockade
A dozen DOD officials, current and former service members and military spouses said in interviews that troops are nervous about seeking the benefit because they say it could compromise their privacy and open them up to retaliation. Read more at Politico
‘It will take years to recover’ from Tuberville blockade, top Navy nominee says
More than 300 general and flag officer nominees have no clear path to confirmation over Tuberville’s objections, which he put in place over his opposition to the Pentagon’s policy that reimburses troops who need to travel to seek abortions and other reproductive care. The Pentagon is standing by the policy and Tuberville has vowed to … Read more
Republican demands Congress vote on Pentagon abortion policy: ‘We are not a communist country’
Tommy Tuberville aims to block policy offering aid to service members and dependents forced to travel for abortions Read more at The Guardian
A House GOP attempt to advance abortion measure backfires in funding fight
At the center of the battle: a GOP provision in the agriculture funding bill to ban mail delivery of abortion pills nationwide. Divisions over the move, along with disagreement over the total spending levels, forced senior Republicans to scuttle a planned House vote on the bill that funds the USDA and Food and Drug Administration … Read more
‘Bring Me The Evidence’: Chris Christie Called Out For Abortion Comment On MSNBC
“You can come back and bring me the evidence of women across the state of New Jersey having abortions in the ninth month,” she added. “It’s not happening, Chris. C’mon.” Christie argued that “we’re talking about what the law should be.” Read more at HuffPost
Opinion – Anti-choice states aren’t satisfied. Now they want to punish traveling for abortions | Moira Donegan
How free can any woman be in a country where her right to control her body and family depends on the jurisdiction where she happens to live? Republicans are looking to find out. Over the past few weeks, as Republican officials in anti-choice states seek to make their abortion bans enforceable and compel women into … Read more
White men have controlled women’s reproductive rights throughout American history – the post-Dobbs era is no different
Since that decision – Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization – more than 1,500 state legislators, who are overwhelmingly white men, have voted for full or partial abortion bans. Read more at The Conversation