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This spring's sweeping abortion bans represent the greatest assault on abortion rights since Roe v. Wade.
(Pacific Standard Magazine) [Catherine Glenn] Foster and others in the pro-life movement told me the bans were a reaction to a New York law passed in January that, among other things, has made it legal for people to access abortion after 24 weeks of pregnancy if the fetus isn't viable or the pregnant person's health is at risk. Conservatives pounced on the law, labeling it state-sanctioned infanticide and painting the image of healthy, developed babies being "ripped from wombs" and killed, as Trump has memorably and wrongly described the impact of the legislation.
Democrats Avoided the Toughest Debate Questions on Abortion
(The Atlantic) The candidates also conveniently avoided the most controversial and contested aspects of abortion policy, including limits on the procedure at any point in a pregnancy. Whether this dodge was intentional or the natural outcome of a quick-paced debate, it stood in contrast to one of the most memorable moments of the 2016 presidential debates, when Hillary Clinton endorsed abortion through the end of the third trimester of a pregnancy.
On Abortion, One 2020 Democrat Hit the Gas Pedal
(National Review) Castro went on to insist that the “right to choose is under assault” ... [but] focus for a moment on the first half of Castro’s response. A Democratic politician is suggesting here, with no prompting whatsoever from the moderator, that a trans female — a biological male who identifies as a woman — should have access to abortion under a federally funded health-care plan.
Four flash points at the first debate put the leftward drift of the Democratic Party in stark relief
(The Washington Post) No one advocated for any limits on abortion rights. Abortion came up, but there really was no debate. The kerfuffle that prompted Joe Biden to flip-flop on the Hyde Amendment earlier this month and endorse taxpayer funding for abortions underscores the polarization in each party around reproductive rights. Would Bob Casey Sr. be welcomed in today’s Democratic Party?
Democrats see loss over abortion, hunt for pro-life 2020 candidate
(Washington Examiner) “The party has 20-plus candidates with identical, extreme positions on abortion. Yet if you look at polling, you’ll find that 1/4 to 1/3 of Democrats hold fairly mainstream pro-life views. Does the party have a message to them other than, ‘Sit down and shut up?’” asked Jacob Lupfer, an organizer of the new Pro-Life Democratic Candidate PAC.
Early Abortion Bans: Which States Have Passed Them?
(Kaiser Health News) This year has brought an unprecedented wave of new state laws ... with some forbidding abortion after six weeks of pregnancy, and some after eight weeks. Alabama’s law is the most extreme: It aims to outlaw abortion at any point, except if the woman’s health is at serious risk. So far in 2019, nine U.S. states have passed laws of this type, and more states are considering similar legislation.
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