
We Just Got a Big Signal About Trump’s Abortion Plans
SlateSign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. The failure of such a relatively minor bill, though, is potentially a key indicator itself of how far Republicans may be willing to go with their unpopular abortion policies during Trump’s second term. It’s far too early to know what will come from the Trump administration on abortion, but the signs so far suggest that Republicans in Congress won’t be reliable allies for the anti-abortion movement. Many have focused on federal enforcement of the Comstock Act, the 19th-century obscenity law that anti-abortion lawyers have rebranded the “federal abortion pill anti-trafficking law.” Instead of spotlighting either of these proposals, Republicans looked to a born-alive bill, replaying a strategy designed when Roe v. Wade was still the law to survive judicial scrutiny and embarrass Democrats. That’s the same signal being sent by the letter a group of anti-abortion lawmakers delivered to the Trump administration laying out lawmakers’ wish list on abortion.
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US states prepare for battle over abortion pills
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In red states, GOP lawmakers revive an "incredibly regressive" push to treat abortion as murder
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'Offensive': Senator issues searing takedown of GOP myth in confirmation hearing
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"Complete chaos”: How Trump is already accelerating the reproductive rights crisis
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US Republicans pressure Democrats with 'born-alive' abortion bill
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'Ears are open': Republicans reportedly eager to 'speak out more forcefully' on abortion
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Donald Trump's plan to "protect" women in action: Two dead, another arrested for miscarriage
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High Stakes Abortion Ballot Initiatives Could Decide Who Takes the White House
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Donald Trump abortion: The most deeply cynical attempt yet to hide the truth about his stance.
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'Unilaterally': Writer shares simple way Trump could 'destroy' national abortion right
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Election 2024: Trump's pitch to women voters on abortion and IVF is grotesque, but it makes sense.
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Trump says a national abortion ban is ‘off the table.’ Seconds later, he says ‘we’ll see what happens’
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Trump breaks silence over abortion rift with Melania
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“Deadly”: Experts warn Trump and Vance are “backpedaling” on abortion to conceal a darker reality
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Your guide to the presidential candidates’ views on abortion
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"Pro-life" identity politics: GOP's sudden support of abortion shows it was never about policy
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House Democrats highlight abortion horror stories at Project 2025 hearing
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Trump: Women won't even think about abortion once I'm elected again
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Kamala Harris Gives First Speech Focused On Abortion Rights As Dem Nominee
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Trump Is Following the GOP’s Abortion Playbook to a T. Why Isn’t It Working?
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ABC News debate moderator slams Donald Trump’s false claim that babies being aborted after birth
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Trump repeats the false claim that Democrats support abortion 'after birth' in debate
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Abortion quickly emerges as a flashpoint between Harris and Trump
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Trump Will Likely Have To Clarify His Abortion Stance
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Trump says he will vote to keep Florida’s six-week abortion ban — 24 hours after calling it ‘too short’
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In reversal, Trump won't back Florida abortion ban repeal amendment
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Trump says Florida’s six-week abortion ban is ‘too short’ and suggests he will vote to amend it
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‘It’s not a pro-life position’: Anger after Trump says no to Comstock
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Opinion: Trump dangerously misunderstands how voters feel about abortion access
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Project 2025’s abortion surveillance idea comes back to bite Trump
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On abortion, Kamala Harris has the receipts
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Editorial: Don’t be fooled by Trump’s and Republicans’ abortion myths
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Conservatives feel 'abandoned' by Trump after RNC speakers leave out key issue
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Abortion Was A Non-Topic At The RNC
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Opinion: The GOP’s bait and switch on abortion
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Editorial: They changed the wording in party platform, but the GOP still wants to ban abortion
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The Only Part of Trump’s RNC Abortion Platform That Matters
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New GOP Platform Strikes National Abortion Ban, Threatens Mass Deportations
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Republicans move at Trump’s behest to change how they will oppose abortion
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With just one mention of abortion, Republican Party lays out its 2024 policy platform
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