Anti-abortion advocates are reading between the lines<\/p>\n
What to know about Trump’s abortion announcement The easiest way for Trump to move the needle on abortion policy during a second term is through executive action \u2014 a topic he did not address Monday. Anti-abortion advocates told POLITICO they don\u2019t view Trump\u2019s declaration that abortion should be left to the states as an indication that he has ruled out using administrative levers to curb abortion during his second term, such as through enforcement of the federal Comstock Act, an 1873 long-dormant law that bans mail delivery of \u201clewd or lascivious material,\u201d including contraceptives and drugs used for abortion.<\/p>\n
Read more at Politico<\/a><\/p>\n Trump\u2019s \u201cmoderation\u201d on abortion is a lie<\/p>\n When Texas forces a woman pregnant<\/a> with a fatally ill fetus to carry it to term \u2014 even at the risk of suffering uterine rupture and infertility \u2014 that is a consequence of the Trump presidency. When a 10-year-old rape victim in Ohio<\/a> must travel across state lines to have an abortion, that is a testament to Trump\u2019s legacy. When Alabama disrupts fertility services<\/a> by declaring that embryos have the same rights as people, those frozen bunches of cells have Trump to thank.<\/p>\n Read more at Vox<\/a><\/p>\n Trump Bets That Voters Will Buy His Feigned Moderation On Abortion<\/p>\n Nowhere in the video does Trump say that his devotion to state autonomy is so great that he won\u2019t sign a federal ban, should he win the White House and his party, Congress.<\/p>\n He doesn\u2019t promise not to appoint a Food and Drug Administration commissioner who would revoke the authorization of abortion drug mifepristone, something anti-abortion activists are trying to do in federal court currently (the Supreme Court is poised<\/a> to hand down a decision on reimposing restrictions on the drug). He doesn\u2019t take the 19th century Comstock Act off the table, something his Department of Justice could use without any new legislation to keep mifepristone and its (currently) less regulated partner, misoprostol, from being mailed.<\/p>\n Read more at Talking Points Memo<\/a><\/p>\n Trump Won\u2019t Let Anti-Abortion Politics Wreck His Bid To Avoid Jail<\/p>\n The \u201clet the states decide\u201d position is in many ways the long-standing position of anti-Roe<\/em> Republicans. At least ostensibly. It was in reality a thin veil of pseudo-federalism and a poor disguise for the true goal of outlawing abortions. Trump has now embraced that as a fallback position, but it placates no one and is strongly held only insofar as it serves his electoral ambitions.<\/p>\n Remember: Trump must win to avoid prison. He\u2019s not going to let abortion politics foil his strategy to save himself.<\/p>\n Read more at Talking Points Memo<\/a><\/p>\n Trump backs away from national abortion ban, makes clear he\u2019s OK with state bans<\/p>\n At the same time, Trump\u2019s announcement leaves key questions unanswered on an issue that has become pivotal for many voters. He didn\u2019t rule out restricting abortion through executive power<\/a>, an approach top conservative groups have been studying for months. This avenue has been their primary focus, rather than action in Congress. And, while the former president said he supports access to in vitro fertilization (IVF), he did not say how or if he would take action to protect that access.<\/p>\n Read more at 19th News<\/a><\/p>\n Trump Says Abortion Should Be Left To States Despite Recently Floating National Ban<\/p>\n While Trump bragged about his role in overturning Roe, <\/em>the end of federal abortion guarantees has become both a health care quagmire for patients and an electoral disaster for the GOP. In virtually every state where abortion rights have been put on the ballot, Republicans have been handily defeated<\/a>. In red states that have attempted to further restrict access to comprehensive reproductive health care \u2014 or where trigger bans went into effect in the aftermath of Roe \u2014 <\/em>studies have already shown<\/a> an increase in adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes.<\/p>\n Read more at Rolling Stone<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Anti-abortion advocates are reading between the lines What to know about Trump’s abortion announcement The easiest way for Trump to move the needle on abortion policy during a second term is through executive action \u2014 a topic he did not address Monday. 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