“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
RNC poised in draft text to drop national limits on abortion from party platform “After 51 years, because of us, that power has been given to the States and to a vote of the People,” the draft language states. “We will oppose Late Term Abortion, while supporting mothers and policies that advance Prenatal Care, access … Read more
Every mainstream Republican candidate running for a seat in the United States Senate would be a vote for a national abortion ban. And they won’t stop there. In the last month alone, Republican senators have blocked Democratic legislation to protect access to birth control and IVF. These positions are deeply unpopular and disqualifying to voters. … Read more
Just a few weeks back, the NRSC put out a separate memo, advising candidates that a key part of their platform should involve expressing support for access to birth control and exposing “the Democrats’ lies on this issue,” according to Axios. It’s all part of a broader effort by Republicans to try to create a … Read more
At this year’s gathering, the party ratcheted up that existing language, changing it from a blanket statement opposing abortion at any stage, for any reason, to one that still condemns all abortion, but also opposes in vitro fertilization as it is currently practiced. The new language reads: “We oppose all actions which intentionally end an … Read more
Trump has boasted of his role in rolling back reproductive freedom, saying that Republican-led states imposing abortion bans in the wake of the Dobbs decision has been “a beautiful thing to watch.” He also recently suggested he would favor state limits on birth control, comments he backtracked from following widespread criticism. Read more at Salon … Read more
He and Britt’s bill was ultimately blocked by Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), who called the legislation out for what it is: “just another way for Republicans to pretend they are not the extremists that they keep proving they are.” A day later, Republicans filibustered the motion to proceed on Democrats’ bill to federally protect the … Read more
Nor is the Republican radicalism on this issue limited to abortion. Earlier this month, all but two Republican senators voted down a bill that would protect the right to contraception from being overturned by the Supreme Court, as Thomas has strongly hinted is a future possibility. …. And despite disingenuous claims to support reproductive technologies … Read more
“We affirm that human personhood begins at the moment of conception and ought to be protected and cherished from that moment on,” the platform — obtained and published by Idaho Reports — reads. “We oppose all actions which intentionally end an innocent human life, including abortion, the destruction of human embryos, euthanasia, and assisted suicide.” … Read more
Vought is one of the primary influences in right-wing circles pushing to eliminate any independence of agencies in the executive branch, starting of course with the Justice Department. On a recent podcast, he backed Trump’s call to prosecute Trump’s enemies saying, “It can’t just be hearings, it has to be investigations, an army of investigators … Read more
