Massachusetts became one of the few states to legalize abortion care throughout pregnancy. Only nine other states and Washington, D.C. allow abortion care after 24 weeks.
Students for Life and Kristan Hawkins have already publicly signaled their openness to criminalizing people who have abortions.
The FACE Act is a tool to address the serious problem of anti-abortion violence. It should not be repealed by Congress. Further, the FACE Act should not be weaponized to further the aims of authoritarianism.
You can’t condemn racism while hanging out with hate mongers at your biggest event of the year.
So much of the policies related to people's access to abortion care come down to what's happening at the state level.
Bottom line, it doesn’t matter why or how someone seeks abortion care.
Sherlock closes the “Abortion Busters Manual” with two disturbing words: “Happy hunting!” This is what Live Action is uplifting when they uplift Sherlock.
The focus for them wasn’t empty lip service nor was it a dog whistle, backdoor, push to limit women while pushing forward racism and eugenics.
Leaders of anti-abortion organizations have no interest in advocating for the needs of women or families – they are threatening bodily autonomy by framing motherhood as a sacred privilege, rather than a basic human right.
It is not a change of heart that Rose and Hawkins are coming out louder than ever in favor of criminalization; rather, it is a newfound confidence in their cause, bolstered by a friendly Trump administration, its allies, and the facades of conservative extremism crumbling all around us.