This week marked two years since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, and Republicans still avoid talking about abortion legislation.
When Roe was overturned, the court clarified that there is no federal, constitutional right to abortion and that the states must determine the matter for themselves. Today, 14 states have implemented protective legislation regarding abortion.
But pro-choice activists have changed the language to frame these protections as “restrictions” and now argue that any attempt to regulate abortion is an attack on women’s rights generally.The leftist media have also pushed this narrative, manipulating stories to further politicize this debate.
Unfortunately, this strategy has worked — in large part because the other side of the aisle, Republicans, are unwilling to openly engage with either side of the argument. It is time they speak up.
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