Right-wing Republicans are passing extreme abortion bans and then making it harder to vote to avoid accountability.
Remember “states’ rights” John?
For decades, Republicans argued that each state should be allowed to decide whether to ban abortion individually. They said that voters should be able to decide the issue for their own states and communities.
But one year to the day after Roe v. Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court’s new conservative supermajority, it’s clear that all of that was a lie.
Right-wing Republicans in states like Florida are passing extreme abortion bans and then making it harder to vote in an attempt to stop voters from kicking them out of office. Their priority isn’t “states’ rights,” it’s enacting extreme, unpopular abortion bans through any means necessary.
Before we go further, you should know that Courier’s newsrooms in 8 battleground states have been diligently covering the fight for abortion rights, but they can’t do their work without your support. Will you pitch in $5 or anything you can today to help fund reliable local journalism like ours?
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Over and over again, we’ve seen what happens when voters head to the polls armed with the truth about reproductive rights — and it’s not pretty for anti-abortion Republicans.
Last year in Michigan, voters overwhelmingly approved Proposal 3 to establish the right to reproductive freedom in the state constitution. And a novel experiment found that Michiganders were more likely to oppose abortion bans after reading reports from The Gander, our local Michigan newsroom:
So it’s no wonder that Republicans are working so hard to stop voters from making their voices heard. And it’s critical that local newsrooms like The Gander continue working to hold them accountable.
But with mainstream media organizations prioritizing click rates and ads revenue over their duty to inform the public, these stories go unreported far too often.
That’s why Courier Newsroom is committed to reporting on state and local issues to communities that lack other reliable sources of local news.
But this work takes resources, John, and in today’s day and age, supporting local journalism is more important than ever. So if you want to help us keep up our work across 8 battleground states as the fight for abortion rights continues on, then please chip in $5 or whatever you can today.
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The Courier Newsroom Team
