John,
In Arizona, anti-choice Republicans just got what they wanted all along: a total ban on all abortions with criminal penalties for physicians and medical professionals.
And now they are reaping the consequences of what they've sown: a thoroughly angered and energized electorate, led by women who see through this toxic agenda to control our lives, our bodies, and our futures.
I am proud that in Ohio, we led the way last November to enshrine the protections of Roe into our state constitution. I was on the ground every day for months with advocates fighting to get this on the ballot, and to build a huge, inclusive coalition to get it passed. And we WON—with 57% of the vote.
But while this was an extremely important measure, it won't be enough if extremists like Jim Jordan are allowed to stay in office and wield power.
Although he has never once passed a single bill into law, Jordan was the lead sponsor of a national abortion ban. And Jordan is a proud champion of the "Right to Life at Conception" bill, which would give embryos the same legal rights as adults and threaten in-vitro fertilization, as we just saw happen in Alabama.
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