Florida health agency campaigns against abortion-rights ballot measure
It is the latest example of Florida Republicans using the mechanics of government to try to styme the initiative. Read more at Politico
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Louisiana Offers Up More Women’s Bodies In Its Quest To Ban All Things Abortion-Related
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
Trump wants men to believe he’s a “fun” misogynist — but JD Vance gives up the game
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
JD Vance endorsed anti-IVF report that contradicts Trump’s new stance
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
Democrats target Trump’s muddled abortion message
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
Corey Lewandowski Repeats Trump’s Ugly Lie That Democratic Moms Support Killing Babies
Corey Lewandowski is back advising Donald Trump‘s presidential campaign, and he’s spreading his boss’ vicious, ugly lie that Vice President Kamala Harris and moms in blue states support killing babies. It is absolutely false that Democrats are in favor of infanticide. It’s just another vicious lie to demonize women who support reproductive autonomy by a … Read more
Trump Eats Words, Says He’ll Vote to Preserve Florida’s Six-Week Abortion Ban
After months of Donald Trump attempting to repaint himself as a moderate on abortion — despite the former president bragging that he killed Roe v. Wade — he has finally bent the knee to anti-abortion leaders. On Friday, Trump declared that he would vote against a ballot measure in Florida that would restore access to … Read more
JD Vance attacks childless teachers in newly resurfaced remarks
In additional resurfaced clips, Vance has said that people without children should pay higher taxes, and that people with children should be given more voting power than those without children. Read more at The Guardian
“American women are not stupid”: Warren isn’t buying that Trump would veto a federal abortion ban
After Welker pointed out that it seemed Warren wasn’t buying Trump and Vance’s spin on this, she stomped down even harder, saying, “Don’t buy it? Just read it. JD Vance actually sent a letter last year to the Department of Justice to enforce the Comstock Act. And remember he did that, and then Donald Trump … Read more
Paperwork errors will keep proposed Arkansas abortion amendment off the ballot
The Arkansas Supreme Court affirmed the Secretary of State’s assertion that supporters did not submit the correct documents at the right time. Read more at 19th News