Republicans Start The Year By Trying To Restrict Abortion — Again
Both bills are full of anti-choice rhetoric and misinformation that Republicans have used time and time again to quietly roll back the rights of pregnant people. Read more at HuffPost
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Exasperated Republicans frustrated with lack of anti-abortion provisions in budget talks
The state of play is vexing Congress’ anti-abortion stalwarts and influential outside groups, many of whom Johnson is set to face Friday as he addresses the March for Life rally in Washington. Read more at Politico
Kellyanne Conway Thinks Republicans Can Win Back Women in 2024 by Saying, “We Took Away Your Abortion Rights, but We’re Letting You Keep Contraception”
Now, with the 2024 election less than a year away, what are Republicans running for higher office to do? According to GOP strategist and Donald Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway, the answer is simple: make their campaign slogan something like, “Yeah, we took away your reproductive rights, but, hey, we’re letting you keep contraception, and that’s … Read more
This Issue Is A Losing Battle For Republicans — And A Few Clues Suggest They Know It
“Senate Republicans know that by talking about abortion, it’s bad for them,” North Carolina state Sen. Sydney Batch (D) told HuffPost in May, the day before the 12-week abortion ban passed. “This was always their plan, to run this through without any insight, in the dark of night, so that the rest of the general … Read more
Abortion opponents are working to upend implementation of state ballot measures
In Ohio, Kansas and Michigan, for example, where abortion rights advocates won major victories in ballot measures over the past two years, anti-abortion groups and lawmakers are now turning their focus to blocking implementation of the initiatives by proposing bills and threatening lawsuits that would restrict the reproductive rights those elections protected. Read more at … Read more
Conservatives move to keep abortion off the 2024 ballot
“We don’t believe those rights should be subjected to majority vote.” Read more at Politico
GOP presidential candidates forced to discuss Texas abortion ban
Texas Abortion Case Exposes GOP’s Inability to Defend Their Own Laws When Kate Cox was forced to flee Texas after state authorities denied her pleas to terminate a potentially deadly pregnancy, it laid bare the true cost of state control over women’s reproductive health. It’s also made plain that Republicans — despite their claims to … Read more
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
A Plan to Outlaw Abortion Everywhere
The hopes of some activists go further. Their ultimate aim in reviving the Comstock Act is to use it to shut down every abortion facility “in all 50 states,” Mark Lee Dickson, a Texas pastor and anti-abortion advocate, told me. Taken literally, Comstock could be applied to prevent the transport of all supplies related to … Read more
GOP Senate candidates soften their abortion stances amid a post-Roe losing streak
In key 2024 battleground states, some Republican Senate hopefuls have quietly shifted elements of their abortion positions. Read more at NBC News