J.D. Vance Said Republicans Aren’t Trying to Limit Birth Control Access. Here’s a List.
Number one is GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson Read more at Rolling Stone
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GOP senators warn new Speaker on abortion
Republican senators worried about winning back the Senate majority in 2024 are discouraging Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) from moving any national abortion legislation before next year’s election. Read more at The Hill
The new House speaker has a history of backing legislation against reproductive rights.
Up until recently, Johnson was a low profile member of Congress, but he has been a staunch supporter of anti-abortion efforts. For example, Johnson is one of 29 co-sponsors for a January 2023 bill aiming to defund Planned Parenthood. He also voted against the Right to Contraception Act — which still managed to pass in … Read more
Mike Johnson, theocrat: the House speaker and a plot against America
The ADF has always been opposed to privacy rights, abortion and birth control. Now Roe is gone, the group is laying the groundwork to end protection for birth control. Those who thought Roe would never be overruled should understand that the reasoning in Dobbs v Jackson is not tailored to abortion. Dobbs was explicitly written … Read more
House Speaker Mike Johnson’s Long Crusade Against Birth Control
Johnson is known for being among the most anti-abortion lawmakers in Congress, and for railing against the use of “abortion as a form of birth control” before he was in office. But his statements and actions suggest he does not see much difference between abortion as a form of birth control and birth control as … Read more