Trolling themselves: the Republican 15-week national abortion blunder – Progress Texas

On September 14th, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina introduced a national 15-week abortion ban bill into the Senate less than three months after the fall of Roe.

Whats important to note is that, Grahams proposed bill wouldnt get rid of total abortion bans in red states that prevent abortions before 15-weeks. This would stop states from being able to provide abortions beyond 15 weeks.

Grahams bill clearly disproves Republicans long-held claim that abortion rights should be up to the states and proves what conservative politicians are actually after: government overreach by enacting control over our bodies and medical decisions.

But that South Carolina drawl aint charming other Republicans. If you havent noticed, most conservative pundits and politicians have been silent on the subject of abortion lately. But this is not because theyve slithered back into their dark dreary caves. Its because Republicans have received national backlash over the fall of Roe and they are seeing polls prove that most Americans support access to abortion. In addition, more young folks, women and LGBTQ folks are registering to vote - motivated by the fall of Roe. This spells disaster for Republicans in the upcoming November election.

In short, Grahams bill is a sad attempt to win Republicans votes and talking points for Novembers election but now that the genie is out of the bottle, its too late to put it back in. Sothank you Lindsey? For reminding Americans what your party truly stands for: anti-abortion, anti-freedom and anti-moisturizing. Lets take back our country and our rights this November and make sure you and your friends are registered to vote by checking govotetexas.org.

Want to hear more hot-takes from the Progress Texas staff on this proposed 15-week abortion ban? Check out our latest podcast here where we share our thoughts. And last but not least, dont forget to join the Roevolution, our campaign to fight for abortion access!

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