The Only Way Lindsey Graham’s Abortion Ban Makes Political Sense
2 years, 3 months ago

The Only Way Lindsey Graham’s Abortion Ban Makes Political Sense

Slate  

After a draft of the Dobbs decision eliminating the constitutional right to an abortion leaked in early May, South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham cheered the return of the issue to state governments’ hands. “While Democrats want to protect a woman’s freedom to choose, MAGA Republicans want to take that right away with proposals to ban abortions, to punish women and doctors for carrying out abortions, and even to push bans with no exceptions for rape or incest.” In the House, where a group of Republicans is expected to introduce a companion 15-week ban, Speaker Nancy Pelosi hit the same notes. “The nationwide abortion ban proposal put forth today is the latest, clearest signal of extreme MAGA Republicans’ intent to criminalize women’s health freedom in all 50 states and arrest doctors for providing basic care,” she said in a statement. “A Republican ban is as reckless and tone deaf as is Joe Biden and Chuck Schumer’s hostility to considering any compromise on late term abortion, parental notification or conscience protections for religious hospitals,” O’Dea said. “But I don’t think there will be a rallying around that concept.” Texas Sen. John Cornyn said it was an “individual senator’s decision” rather than a Senate Republican Conference position.

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Voters appear ready to reject Arizona’s abortion ‘compromise’
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Voters appear ready to reject Arizona’s abortion ‘compromise’

Politico  

Passage of Arizona’s measure would undermine the argument from the country’s biggest anti-abortion groups and leading GOP officials — including Virginia Gov. “It’s a new paradigm we’d have to overcome.” In the final weeks of the election, despite polls showing the initiative is far more popular than either presidential candidate, Arizona conservatives insist the state’s current law is their secret …

Harris ads feature Texas woman who nearly died from sepsis amid strict abortion ban
2 months ago

Harris ads feature Texas woman who nearly died from sepsis amid strict abortion ban

LA Times  

A new series of Kamala Harris campaign ads seek to highlight increasingly perilous medical care for women since the fall of Roe vs. Wade by telling the story of a Texas woman who got a life-threatening infection when she couldn’t get proper treatment after she miscarried and how she may no longer be able to have children. The ad is …

Lindsey Graham pressed by CNN over claim Trump would protect reproductive freedom
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Lindsey Graham pressed by CNN over claim Trump would protect reproductive freedom

The Independent  

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Vance says Trump would veto national abortion ban – but critics aren’t convinced
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Vance says Trump would veto national abortion ban – but critics aren’t convinced

The Independent  

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Trump would veto legislation establishing a federal abortion ban, Vance says
4 months ago

Trump would veto legislation establishing a federal abortion ban, Vance says

LA Times  

Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance says Donald Trump would not support a national abortion ban if elected president and would veto such legislation if it landed on his desk. “I can absolutely commit that,” Vance said when asked on NBC’s “Meet the Press” whether he could commit to Trump not imposing such a ban. “Donald Trump’s view is that …

Trump’s Latest Abortion Comments Expose the Bind He’s In
4 months ago

Trump’s Latest Abortion Comments Expose the Bind He’s In

Slate  

This week, Donald Trump gave his clearest answer to date about whether he would enforce the Comstock Act, a 19th-century obscenity law, as an abortion ban. In truth, Trump’s answer was anything but clear: He suggested that “specifics” remained to be determined, but that he “generally” wouldn’t enforce the Comstock Act against abortion pills, whatever that means. Trump’s statement wasn’t …

Democrats Introduce Bill To Repeal Comstock Act
6 months ago

Democrats Introduce Bill To Repeal Comstock Act

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Democrats in the Senate and House introduced a bill to repeal an archaic law that could be revived to implement a national abortion ban. Sen. Tina Smith introduced the Stop Comstock Act on Thursday afternoon in hopes of repealing the 1873 law that criminalizes sending “obscene” materials in the mail, including anything “intended for producing abortion.” The …

How Trump Could Still Ban Abortion Pills Nationwide
6 months, 1 week ago

How Trump Could Still Ban Abortion Pills Nationwide

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Despite the Supreme Court unanimously rejecting an attack on abortion pills this week, pro-choice advocates are cautioning against calling the decision a win — and for good reason. “Trump's second-term agenda threatens women in all 50 states.” - Julie Chavez Rodriguez, Biden-Harris campaign “Donald Trump’s anti-reproductive freedom agenda is not just a threat to red states,” she …

Newsom calls out Republican abortion policies in new ad running in Alabama
8 months ago

Newsom calls out Republican abortion policies in new ad running in Alabama

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom’s new ad blasts GOP efforts to make it harder for people to leave states with abortion bans and seek treatment elsewhere. “Not enough attention has been placed on the fact that we’re not just criminalizing women’s access to reproductive care in certain states, now we’re criminalizing their travel,” Newsom said from a Sacramento Planned Parenthood clinic in an …

Republicans breath a sigh of relief at Trump's abortion announcement they can now hide behind in 2024: GOP lawmakers who backed a 15-week ban now say limits should be decided by states
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Republicans breath a sigh of relief at Trump's abortion announcement they can now hide behind in 2024: GOP lawmakers who backed a 15-week ban now say limits should be decided by states

Daily Mail  

Senator Lindsey Graham has increasingly found himself on an island when it comes to the issue of abortion as he continues to push for federal restrictions. Other congressional Republicans have fallen in line behind former President Donald Trump's newly publicized view that he believes ending a pregnancy should be an issue left to the states. Whether they fear the wrath …

Arizona’s Zombie Abortion Ban Is Back. It’s Every State’s Future If Trump Wins.
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Arizona’s Zombie Abortion Ban Is Back. It’s Every State’s Future If Trump Wins.

Slate  

On Tuesday, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that its total abortion ban, a seemingly dead law dating back to 1864, is once again enforceable, despite more recent legislation that seemed to supersede it. In late 2022, after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the Arizona Court of Appeals ruled that the two conflicting abortion laws in the state had …

Conservatives Are Getting Comfortable Talking Openly About a National Abortion Ban
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Conservatives Are Getting Comfortable Talking Openly About a National Abortion Ban

Slate  

After this week’s oral argument, few court watchers believe the Supreme Court is now ready to limit the Food and Drug Administration’s authority to approve mifepristone, a drug used in more than half of all abortions, as opponents of abortion sought. But the case was also a vehicle for advancing ever more expansive conscience-based arguments that have become common currency …

Opinion: How the GOP fixation on abortion could help Democrats retake the House
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Opinion: How the GOP fixation on abortion could help Democrats retake the House

LA Times  

Republicans are the gift that keeps on giving — to Democrats. About 72% of the district supports abortion rights, Suozzi pollster Mike Bocian recently told the New Republic’s Daily Blast podcast, but that didn’t guarantee voters would turn out. “The challenge in New York and in California has been that while voters are very pro-choice,” he said, “they’re not really …

'Won't work': Kellyanne Conway's last-ditch plan to soften GOP abortion image panned
1 year ago

'Won't work': Kellyanne Conway's last-ditch plan to soften GOP abortion image panned

Raw Story  

Former Trump White House counselor Kellyanne Conway is on Capitol Hill this week pushing a plan to soften the Republican Party's stance on abortion by trying to get Republicans to talk up their support for contraception. According to Politico, Conway is warning Republicans that they risk losing elections next year unless they make clear that they support widespread access to …

Virginia Democrats Keep Control Of Senate, Promise Continued Abortion Protections
1 year, 1 month ago

Virginia Democrats Keep Control Of Senate, Promise Continued Abortion Protections

Huff Post  

Tuesday night's election outcome is a huge win for Democrats in the state who centered abortion care in every competitive down-ballot race this election season. Chip Somodevilla via Getty Images Virginia Democrats kept their critical majority in the state Senate Tuesday night, thwarting Republican Gov. “It’s official: there will be absolutely no abortion ban legislation sent to Glenn Youngkin’s desk …

Republicans hoped to downplay abortion bans. The new antiabortion speaker makes that harder
1 year, 1 month ago

Republicans hoped to downplay abortion bans. The new antiabortion speaker makes that harder

LA Times  

Rep. Mike Johnson takes the oath as the new House speaker after his election on Wednesday. House Republicans’ election of Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana as the chamber’s new speaker almost surely will complicate such efforts at defensive ambiguity, which already faced skepticism from many voters. His short congressional career has had two major themes — opposition to abortion and …

Donald Trump isn’t backing a national abortion ban. That’s not hurting him in the GOP primary
1 year, 3 months ago

Donald Trump isn’t backing a national abortion ban. That’s not hurting him in the GOP primary

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — Donald Trump is dominating the early stages of the Republican presidential primary even as he’s refused to endorse a federal ban on abortion, allowing some top rivals to get to the right of him on an issue that animates many conservative activists. President Joe Biden is making abortion rights central to his reelection campaign and attacks …

"Huge opportunity": Senate GOP fears anti-abortion push is going to cost them majority in midterms
1 year, 5 months ago

"Huge opportunity": Senate GOP fears anti-abortion push is going to cost them majority in midterms

Salon  

Republican strategists are increasingly worried that abortion politics will cost the party a chance to regain a Senate majority after the GOP lost a seat in the chamber in 2022. "It's true that abortion was the chief inhibiting factor for preventing Republicans from gaining an even bigger majority in the House, and of the Senate seats where we came up …

Republicans close in on changes to new North Carolina abortion law that could counter a lawsuit
1 year, 5 months ago

Republicans close in on changes to new North Carolina abortion law that could counter a lawsuit

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — Late revisions to new North Carolina abortion restrictions scheduled to begin this weekend cleared the state Senate on Monday night, changes that if enacted could frustrate pending litigation seeking to stop the law’s enforcement. The plaintiffs complained last week in a court filing that many provisions in the new abortion law are “riddled with inconsistencies, irrational requirements …

As Biden rallies for abortion rights, conservatives a mile away are pushing a 15-week national ban
1 year, 6 months ago

As Biden rallies for abortion rights, conservatives a mile away are pushing a 15-week national ban

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden warned Friday that Republicans seeking a nationwide ban on abortion won’t stop there as he urged supporters to channel their outrage into mobilizing votes for Democrats in 2024. “Make no mistake, this election is about freedom on the ballot once again.” Just a mile from where Biden rallied abortion rights supporters on the eve of …

This Was A Very Bad Week For Abortion Rights And Democracy
1 year, 7 months ago

This Was A Very Bad Week For Abortion Rights And Democracy

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING In the past week, Republican lawmakers across multiple states took aggressive aim at reproductive rights, craftily using the legislative process to revive restrictive abortion bans. Jane Kleeb, chair of the Nebraska Democratic Party, slammed the combining of those efforts on Wednesday as “twisting the rules to merge two awful bills.” During Friday’s debate, several Nebraska Democrats accused …

North Carolina Republicans approve 12-week abortion ban as sweeping restrictions spread across US South
1 year, 7 months ago

North Carolina Republicans approve 12-week abortion ban as sweeping restrictions spread across US South

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Republican lawmakers in North Carolina voted to override the governor’s …

Republican abortion debate inches toward resolution in South Carolina
1 year, 7 months ago

Republican abortion debate inches toward resolution in South Carolina

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Abortions would be almost entirely banned after about six weeks of pregnancy under a bill debated early into Wednesday morning by the South Carolina House in a development that follows months of Republicans in the chamber insisting instead on a near-total ban that the state Senate recently rejected. “It became like we were playing with live ammunition,” …

South Carolina Republicans advance new abortion restrictions
1 year, 7 months ago

South Carolina Republicans advance new abortion restrictions

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Republicans are pushing new abortion restrictions in a late attempt to curtail access after a near-total ban failed last month. A Senate bill that would ban abortion except in the earliest weeks of pregnancy is moving quickly through the South Carolina House in the first sign that Republican leaders may be close to restoring limits …

South Carolina Senate again rejects near-total abortion ban
1 year, 7 months ago

South Carolina Senate again rejects near-total abortion ban

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina senators rejected a bill that would have banned nearly all abortions in a conservative state that has increasingly served patients across a region where Republican officials have otherwise curtailed access. She emphasized her “pro-life” position but said the proposal left “no room for empathy, reality or graciousness.” Republican Sen. Sandy Senn criticized Majority Leader Shane …

This 150-Year-Old Anti-Vice Law Is Now At The Center Of The Push To Ban Abortion
1 year, 8 months ago

This 150-Year-Old Anti-Vice Law Is Now At The Center Of The Push To Ban Abortion

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING As rules allowing the distribution of the abortion drug mifepristone move rapidly toward the Supreme Court, the anti-abortion movement is turning a Victorian era anti-vice law designed to control public morality through the policing of mail. The resurrection of the Comstock Act as an anti-abortion weapon began in Eastern New Mexico, where Pastor Mark Lee Dickson of …

Abortion bans raise fears inside GOP about backlash in 2024
1 year, 8 months ago

Abortion bans raise fears inside GOP about backlash in 2024

LA Times  

As a new election season begins, the Republican Party is struggling to navigate the politics of abortion. I think this ‘heartbeat law’ fully cements his pro-life street cred.” Katie Daniel of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America described Florida’s new law as “a huge step forward.” But she said it was only the beginning of what antiabortion activists expect from leading …

Abortion bans raise fears inside GOP about backlash in 2024
1 year, 8 months ago

Abortion bans raise fears inside GOP about backlash in 2024

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — As a new election season begins, the Republican Party is struggling to navigate the politics of abortion. I think this ‘heartbeat law’ fully cements his pro-life street cred.” Katie Daniel, of the anti-abortion Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, described Florida’s new law as “a huge step forward.” But she said it was only the beginning of what …

Chuck Schumer Blasts ‘Complicit’ Republicans Over Abortion Pill Ruling
1 year, 8 months ago

Chuck Schumer Blasts ‘Complicit’ Republicans Over Abortion Pill Ruling

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer urged Republicans to speak out against a ruling from a “right-wing MAGA judge” in Texas suspending the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval of abortion pills or else be “complicit” in attacks on women’s health. They have an obligation to speak out, or they are complicit in taking away reproductive rights from …

Florida Republicans File 6-Week Abortion Ban That’s Very Likely To Become Law
1 year, 9 months ago

Florida Republicans File 6-Week Abortion Ban That’s Very Likely To Become Law

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A Florida Republican filed a six-week abortion ban on Tuesday – confirming that the Sunshine State will very likely restrict abortion care earlier than its current 15-week ban. “Florida Republicans have gone scorched earth with what is effectively an all-out abortion ban.” - Senate Minority Leader Lauren Book Grall previously introduced the state’s current 15-week abortion ban, …

From choice to crime: Facts about abortion bans in the US
1 year, 10 months ago

From choice to crime: Facts about abortion bans in the US

China Daily  

A protester holds a sign while marching and chanting through Downtown Atlanta, in opposition to Georgia's new abortion law on July 23, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. To date, 31 states have enacted one or more abortion bans and 19 million women cannot access abortion in their state of residence, demonstrating that the development of human rights has not always been …

South Carolina Senate passes new abortion ban after ruling
1 year, 10 months ago

South Carolina Senate passes new abortion ban after ruling

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Senate passed an abortion ban on Thursday in the Republican-led chamber’s latest quest to craft a law that passes constitutional muster, but differences with a stricter proposal from the House could derail the effort once again. Republicans have faced several setbacks in their efforts to further restrict abortion since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned …

Virginia Democrats Defeat 15-Week Abortion Ban And Glenn Youngkin's Anti-Choice Agenda
1 year, 10 months ago

Virginia Democrats Defeat 15-Week Abortion Ban And Glenn Youngkin's Anti-Choice Agenda

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s push for a 15-week abortion ban died late Wednesday evening when a state Senate subcommittee blocked the ban along with two other restrictions. The education and health committee blocked the proposed abortion restrictions with a 9-5 vote, officially defeating the 15-week ban, a near-total ban and a ban on the procedure later in …

Republicans push anti-abortion measures with new majority
1 year, 11 months ago

Republicans push anti-abortion measures with new majority

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Republicans are taking early action on abortion with their new majority, approving two measures Wednesday that make clear they want further restraints after the Supreme Court overruled the federal right to abortion last year. “You don’t have freedom, true liberty, unless government protects your most fundamental right, your right to live,” said new House Judiciary Committee Chairman …

Republicans push anti-abortion measures with new majority
1 year, 11 months ago

Republicans push anti-abortion measures with new majority

The Hindu  

House Republicans are moving toward early action on abortion with their new majority, voting on two measures on Wednesday that make clear they want further restraints after the Supreme Court overruled the federal right to an abortion last year. “You don’t have freedom, true liberty, unless government protects your most fundamental right, your right to live,” said new House Judiciary …

Virginia Democrats Flip Senate Seat, Ensuring Protections Against 15-Week Abortion Ban
1 year, 11 months ago

Virginia Democrats Flip Senate Seat, Ensuring Protections Against 15-Week Abortion Ban

Huff Post  

Glenn Youngkin first hinted at the possibility of a 15-week abortion ban in December when he proposed allocating $50,000 to establish such a ban in the state budget. Zach Gibson via Getty Images Democrats flipped a critical Senate seat in the Virginia legislature on Tuesday, likely safeguarding the state from enacting a 15-week abortion ban. Rouse is pro-choice and promised …

Lindsey Graham Doesn’t Regret His Call For An Abortion Ban
2 years, 1 month ago

Lindsey Graham Doesn’t Regret His Call For An Abortion Ban

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Since Republicans failed to live up to lofty expectations in last week’s midterm elections, party operatives, officials and strategists have all conceded that their staunch opposition to abortion rights likely hurt them. At a press conference with other Senate Democrats, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto pointed to Graham’s abortion ban as a turning point in her successful race …

Effort to further restrict abortion fails in South Carolina
2 years, 1 month ago

Effort to further restrict abortion fails in South Carolina

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — After a dozen meetings and sessions over the summer and fall, South Carolina efforts to pass a stricter abortion law failed Wednesday after senators rejected a House-backed proposal and House members didn’t return for another meeting to try and work out a compromise. A number of Republicans thought now was the time in South Carolina to ban …

Abortion access could hinge on state election results
2 years, 1 month ago

Abortion access could hinge on state election results

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — The online commercials in a state Senate race in some Raleigh, North Carolina, suburbs make an ominous claim, similar to one repeated across the country ahead of the Nov. 8 election: The Republican candidate “wants to strip away our reproductive rights.” The Republican, Mark Cavaliero, says the Planned Parenthood-affiliated political action committee behind the ads is misrepresenting …

Abortion access could hinge on state election results
2 years, 1 month ago

Abortion access could hinge on state election results

The Independent  

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Democrats constantly running abortion ads in swing states
2 years, 2 months ago

Democrats constantly running abortion ads in swing states

Daily Mail  

Democratic strategist and Clinton advisor James Carville is warning his party against laser-focus on abortion in the run-up to the November midterm elections. Democratic strategist and Clinton advisor James Carville is warning his party against laser focus on abortion in the run-up to the November midterm elections At least seven super PACS have focused their message on abortion rights, as …

Back to petticoats: Arizona's 1864 abortion ban shows GOP longs to force women into the past
2 years, 2 months ago

Back to petticoats: Arizona's 1864 abortion ban shows GOP longs to force women into the past

Salon  

For some time, Arizona has been near the front of the pack of Republican-controlled states itching to ban abortion. "Yesterday's ruling in Arizona is dangerous and will set Arizona women back more than a century," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement on Saturday. "We are the weaker sex," Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., said in a …

GOP nominee for Nevada gov. says he’ll fight US abortion ban
2 years, 3 months ago

GOP nominee for Nevada gov. says he’ll fight US abortion ban

Associated Press  

RENO, Nev. — The GOP’s nominee for Nevada governor said Thursday he would fight against a national abortion ban if Congress were to pass one. “It’s the vote of the people within the state of Nevada, and I will support that,” Joe Lombardo, who is generally anti-abortion, told reporters while campaigning in the state with Virginia Gov. Still, a nationwide …

What on Earth is Lindsey Graham thinking?
2 years, 3 months ago

What on Earth is Lindsey Graham thinking?

Raw Story  

Why did US Senator Lindsey Graham, of South Carolina, introduce Tuesday a national ban on abortion after 15 weeks? I don’t see how a national ban would mobilize GOP voters more, unless the possibility of controlling women in blue states moves them. Senate candidate like Republican Blake Masters in Arizona, who won his primary by copycatting Donald Trump, is now …

Abortion ban legislation adds to political challenge for GOP
2 years, 3 months ago

Abortion ban legislation adds to political challenge for GOP

Associated Press  

CONCORD, N.H. — Don Bolduc didn’t have much time to celebrate winning the Republican nomination for Senate in New Hampshire on Wednesday before he and other swing-state GOP candidates were on the defensive. A conservative retired Army brigadier general, Bolduc insisted during the Republican primary he would “always default for a system that protects lives from beginning to end.” But …

Abortion ban legislation adds to political challenge for GOP
2 years, 3 months ago

Abortion ban legislation adds to political challenge for GOP

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In Arizona, Republican Senate candidate Blake Masters described abortion as “demonic” during his GOP …

‘Late-Term Abortion’ Is A Phrase Politicians Made Up
2 years, 3 months ago

‘Late-Term Abortion’ Is A Phrase Politicians Made Up

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING When Republicans unveiled their legislation to ban abortion nationwide at 15 weeks into pregnancy on Tuesday, they rolled it out using a familiar but deeply troubling phrase: “late-term abortions.” As prevalent as the expression is, it’s a political construct that’s meaningless in a medical sense, doctors and experts on reproductive rights have said for years ― and …

GOP’s Graham unveils nationwide abortion ban after 15 weeks
2 years, 3 months ago

GOP’s Graham unveils nationwide abortion ban after 15 weeks

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Upending the political debate, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham introduced a nationwide abortion ban Tuesday, sending shockwaves through both parties and igniting fresh debate on a fraught issue weeks before the midterm elections that will determine control of Congress. The South Carolina Republican said that rather than shying away from the Supreme Court’s ruling this summer overturning Roe v. …

'I don't understand what Lindsey Graham really is thinking' with latest proposal: Senate colleague
2 years, 3 months ago

'I don't understand what Lindsey Graham really is thinking' with latest proposal: Senate colleague

Raw Story  

Appearing on MSNBC on Tuesday morning, Sen. Angus King expressed both dismay and surprise at a report from Axios that Sen. Lindsey Graham is heading up a group of Republican senators who want to pass a federal law that would ban abortions after 15 weeks. According to the Axios report, the South Carolina Republican is set to hold a Tuesday …

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