"Leaving abortion up to the states" is by no means a middle-ground position. Everyone involved in this escalating rift among Republicans and anti-abortion leaders is wrong.Well, on Monday morning, former President Trump bucked with top anti-abortion leaders when he shared a Truth Social video in which he“My view is now that we have abortion where everyone wanted it from a legal standpoint, the states will determine by vote or legislation, or perhaps both.
In any case, I repeat: Leaving abortion rights “to the states” is the current state of affairs and it’s destroying the health care system and subjecting pregnant women to unthinkable cruelty. Yet, Trump’s stance has predictably“We are deeply disappointed in President Trump’s position. Unborn children and their mothers deserve national protections and national advocacy from the brutality of the abortion industry. The decision clearly allows both states and Congress to act,” Susan B.
Beneath all the jargon and medically inaccurate nonsense, it’s pretty clear what Dannenfelser is really admitting is that abortion rights are widely popular. So, leaving the issue up to state ballot measures and elections probably isn’t going to work too well for them. Meanwhile, Trump is acknowledging the popularity of abortion rights by stating point-blank that Republicans can’t run and win by outright promising to ban abortion.
In addition to Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, Sen. Lindsey Graham has also come out against Trump’s position: “I respectfully disagree with President Trump’s statement that abortion is a states’ rights issue,” Graham said in a. “I will continue to advocate that there should be a national minimum standard limiting abortion at 15 weeks,” he added, in addition to medically inaccurate bullshit about when fetuses can “feel pain.
As this internal divide gets progressively messier, it’s important to not lose sight of the fact that all of these people are wrong, and no one—certainly not Trump—in this debate is being “reasonable” or “moderate” or working toward a middle ground.