When the Trump Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade in 2022, it opened the door to a new regime of state-level policing and punishment of American women. After this year’s election, Republicans may or may not have the votes in Congress to pass a national abortion ban. That’s not the most important question, however. … Read more
“They’re not bringing it up, so I’m bringing it up,” she said. “I’m having to say to people: ‘Are you concerned about a national ban? Do you realize that if we don’t maintain the state legislature and supreme court, a Republican majority will actually go in and try to undo what Prop. 3, even though … Read more
Despite all his attempts at striking a moderate pose, many in the anti-abortion movement believe Trump’s just playing politics and that he will do as the movement wishes when back in power, deriving comfort from his refusal at this month’s debate to say that he would veto a national abortion ban. An ardent anti-abortion activist … Read more
Robinson replied by saying, “That 12 weeks, exceptions for rape and incest … I’m not going to say it’s reasonable. But my faith allows me to live with that, because that’s where the consensus is. Do I want to continue to lower it? You better know it. I would love to get down to six … Read more
“After 50 years of failure, with nobody coming even close, I was able to kill Roe v. Wade, much to the ‘shock’ of everyone,” Trump said in a May 2023 social media post. And as recently as March, Trump flirted with the notion of a 15-week federal abortion ban, telling a local radio host that … Read more
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
“I feel sorry for the women in Iowa,” Gov. Tony Evers told reporters last week. “This is a national issue. It’s not just a Wisconsin issue or an Iowa issue. Women should have the right to determine their reproductive health. … But it gets at the whole issue of a national ban that, frankly, the … Read more
The Man Behind Project 2025’s Most Radical Plans But then again, his resignation was at least partly symbolic: The work of Project 2025 is largely done. Under Dans, the project has assembled a database of more than 10,000 names — job candidates vetted for loyalty to Trump’s cause — who will be ready to deploy … Read more
If you’re a woman in America, Republicans want you to be a mother whether you care to or not. They want you to risk your health to give them more babies. Then, when those babies get bigger, they want to make sure that those children’s fathers – or, excuse me, “parents” – have a near-total … Read more
But in January 2023, Vance signed ont o a letter urging the Department of Justice to use the Comstock Act, a 19th-century anti-obscenity law, to ban the mailing of abortion pills nationwide. Since Roe’s fall, anti-abortion activists have begun claiming that the Comstock Act remains good law and can be used to enforce a federal … Read more
