We’ve mentioned this several times in our comments and analysis this week, but I want to expand on this point in a separate post. There are constant headlines in the media about efforts by Democrats in Congress to “codify Roe” with the legislation, and the Senate vote is scheduled for next week. This is factually incorrect. Yes, that’s what Democrats are like saying they do because ‘coding Roe“is more attractive from a public relations perspective than what it actually proposes – but just because a political party makes its claims doesn’t mean journalists have to endlessly and uncritically repeat false, biased framing. As we checked on Wednesday, the abortion poll is complicated. That is, the majority of Americans oppose repealing this law Roe precedent, but they also support the introduction of significant restrictions on abortion, which are not permitted under Art Roe precedent.
For years, the abortion lobby and their allies have relentlessly spread disinformation that has convinced many people that “overturning Roe” means “abortion is banned in America.” Why this behavior? Roe surveys well; people want restrictions, but not a total ban. And that’s why Democrats portray their radical legislation as “codifying.” Roe”, instead of advertising it thoroughly. An act that actually consolidated the existing ones Roe/Casey the precedent would be broadly legalized abortion until about the second trimester or mid-pregnancy, after which most abortions would be illegal. Whether or not you support such a policy, Democrats are not offering it. Not even close. Via journalist John McCormack, This this is what they offerand this is a terrifying and extreme departure from the current status quo:
2. It would invalidate almost all state abortion laws, including parental consent laws, supported by 70% of Americans: https://t.co/fav7X8zf06 pic.twitter.com/pw0uW6diJy
— John McCormack (@McCormackJohn) May 5, 2022
4. It would create the right for non-physicians to perform abortions: pic.twitter.com/lLbrhZK6r8
— John McCormack (@McCormackJohn) May 5, 2022
Should I move on?
6. It would eliminate state laws requiring a 24-hour waiting period before an abortion, which Gallup says means Americans nationwide have a 41-point advantage.https://t.co/GNcK6FHklLhttps://t.co/gdiJHWBSJf
— John McCormack (@McCormackJohn) May 5, 2022
8. The bill could potentially force 50 states to pay for elective abortions for people on Medicaid because it prohibits measures that “directly or indirectly increase the cost of providing abortion services or the cost of obtaining abortion services.” https://t.co/gdiJHWBSJf pic.twitter.com/JWbzbUzawb
— John McCormack (@McCormackJohn) May 5, 2022
Click to McCormack’s work for the links and documentation. In summary, the Democrats’ bill would make elective abortions legal nationwide for all nine months of pregnancy (with “mental health” loopholes eliminating any real restrictions), eliminating virtually all existing state-level restrictions (including the wryly popular ones), eviscerating protecting the conscience of health care workers who do not want to participate in abortion, allowing non-physicians to facilitate abortions, and probably forcing taxpayers to fund it all. Short of endorsing infanticide at birth or introducing mandatory CCP-style abortions, it’s challenging to imagine a more extreme piece of legislation on this issue. Dressing it up as “coding Roe” is astonishingly dishonest, and yet mindlessly – or perhaps not so mindlessly – repeated ad nauseum by journalists. As indicated in the above tweets, the bill is so radical that even pro-choice, pro-Roe Senator like Susan Collins is opposed because he previously voted against similar bills:
Collins is consistent and remains mainstream. He’s pro-choice, but he doesn’t support the monstrous abortion-up-to-birth bill that Democrats falsely portray as “codifying Roe.” https://t.co/VBAbBVYLI1
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) May 5, 2022
Joe Manchin opposed the February version of the same bill, and one other Democrat signaled he might also vote no if it makes it to final passage. The good news is that they don’t have the votes to pass this atrocity. The more disturbing news is that 48 Senate Democrats co-sponsored the bill after it passed the Democrat-controlled House every member of the Pelosi majority those voting in favour, minus one lone dissident. This includes dozens of people trying to pass themselves off as “moderates,” several of whom now they are looking political promotions. This guy started his career as Pro-life Democrat.: :
Tim Ryan, Democratic Senate candidate in Ohio against J.D. Vance, suggests that abortion should have no restrictions for all 9 months.
Baier: “My question was about any restrictions on abortion at any time. Late semester, whatever?
Ryan: “Look, you have to leave it to the woman.”pic.twitter.com/JKf2IUqLhs
— Jerry Dunleavy (@JerryDunleavy) May 4, 2022
Did the last non-abortion fanatic Democrat left on the team turn off the lights? Support for nine-month abortion on demand is currently the official position of the party, which has adopted a position shared by a diminutive part of the electorate. Some Republicans go too far in the opposite direction, but they do not represent the party as a whole, and their various proposals are aggressively discussed by a hostile press. The same press looks at the legislation described above and dutifully adopts its party’s anodyne euphemisms about it. I’ll leave you with this: :
This is extremely risky and irresponsible.
Protest outside SCOTUS all you want, but showing extremists homes is a recipe for disaster. Especially given the current rhetoric surrounding this issue. https://t.co/SF3RynF6e5
— AG (@AGHamilton29) May 5, 2022
Will the Biden White House, which couldn’t bring itself to condemn this week’s outrageous Supreme Court breach, manage to condemn the thuggish intimidation? Or maybe the ends always justify the means of the recurring and recurring crowd of “norms and institutions”?
