Ultimately, Republicans want fetal personhood—which affords embryos the same rights as people—but that unscientific principle will make IVF unsustainable because embryos are always lost in the process. … Republicans haven’t just limited themselves to reproductive rights; they are also coming for women’s legal rights. Consider the Republican bid to end no-fault divorce—something that was signed … Read more
A Nebraska law that combined abortion restrictions with another measure to limit gender-affirming healthcare for minors does not violate a state constitutional amendment requiring bills to stick to a single subject, the state supreme court ruled on Friday. Read more at The Guardian
Roberts gained notoriety this year as the leading force behind Project 2025, a foundation plan backed by more than 100 conservative groups that seeks to radically upend a broad range of policies if Trump gets elected again, from limiting abortion access and LGBTQ+ rights and dismantling the Department of Education, to ending diversity programs and … Read more
Reed Galen, a Republican operative turned director of JoinTheUnion.us, a “coalition of pro-democracy organisations”, told the Guardian: “Project 2025 is Maga’s endorsed blueprint for turning America into an authoritarian state. “That Trump’s running mate is introducing [Roberts’] book personally only proves that his protestations [of no links to Project 2025] are an indication of how … Read more
Vance is staunchly opposed to abortion, and has suggested that it is wrong even in cases of rape and incest. He has compared the evil of abortion to that of slavery, and opposed the Ohio ballot measure ensuring the right to abortion in 2023. He also was one of only 28 members of Congress who … Read more
“You cannot stand for unity if you are pushing an agenda that deprives whole groups of Americans of basic freedoms. You cannot claim you stand for unity if you are intent on taking away reproductive freedoms from the people of America,” Harris said, referencing conservative plans that could limit access to contraception and fertility treatment. … Read more
Trump brags about ending Roe. No one’s talking about it in Milwaukee. Heading into the final day of the Republican Party’s first national gathering since the Supreme Court’s landmark decision, the issue has barely received a passing mention. Read more at Politico Conspicuously absent from Republican convention was any mention of abortion The GOP has … Read more
A 920-page policy blueprint contains the Heritage Foundation’s vision for a second Trump administration — with impacts on women, LGBTQ+ rights, families, education and the workforce. Read more at 19th News
One bill was aimed at protecting the freedom to travel across state lines to access abortion care. Another bill would have protected doctors in states where abortion is legal from being held liable for providing services to patients from other states, and a third bill was meant to support training more abortion care providers. Read … Read more
“Coast-to-coast abortion desert”: Experts slam media for claiming GOP “softened” abortion platform As for increasing access to birth control: No one, least of all a member of a GOP platform committee, actually thinks the Republican Party will do anything to promote the use of condoms or other forms of contraception. The Heritage Foundation, the hard-right … Read more
