The forced birth crowd has issues.
Issue #1 being that access to abortion is popular. People know that they believe women should have access to abortion.
That’s why they don’t want it on the ballot. Because, everywhere it has been put on the ballot, abortion rights have been validated and preserved.
They also see that this issue isn’t going away. Women have not gone into the night with sheepish acceptance of their loss of body autonomy.

They know that Americans don’t approve of abortion BANS, so they have tried to pretend that what they want isn’t an abortion BAN. They are trying to change the language.
And, when people on our side say that they want a NATIONAL ABORTION BAN, so that even those of us, in Blue States, would be affected, we get accused of ‘ fear mongering’.
How is it fear mongering when this is what you say is your goal?

And, yes, Body Autonomy is on the ballot in November. More pointedly, in states like Florida. But, it’s on the ballot everywhere. There will be ramifications when it comes to body autonomy based on who wins in November 2024.

I have written before that my go to person for what’s happening with reproductive choice around this country is Jessica Valenti.
She recently has taken on the issue of ‘ fear mongering’ about a National Abortion Ban head on.

Jessica Valenti (@JessicaValenti) posted at 8:06 AM on Wed, Apr 03, 2024:
I’m seeing so many Republican women talking about a national abortion ban as a Democratic ‘scare tactic’ – they’re repeating the GOP talking point that they’ll never have enough votes for a federal ban.

So let me tell you why that doesn’t matter & they can ban abortion anyway
(https://x.com/JessicaValenti/status/1775510167414595817?t=GKjlpT8W07mLvBx02o1-tQ&s=03)

Jessica Valenti (@JessicaValenti) posted at 8:06 AM on Wed, Apr 03, 2024:
The first thing another Trump administration would do is replace the head of the FDA and reverse approval of abortion medication. Right off the bat, they’re doing away with 63% of abortions.
(https://x.com/JessicaValenti/status/1775510206320918830?t=u3X6X2i7XoG9kVS3qs4MFQ&s=03)

Jessica Valenti (@JessicaValenti) posted at 8:07 AM on Wed, Apr 03, 2024:
Then they’ll replace the head of the DOJ. The new lead will interpret the Comstock Act – a 19th century law that bans the mailing of ‘obscene’ materials – as applicable to abortion.

That means no shipping not only of abortion pills – but tools or supplies clinics need
(https://x.com/JessicaValenti/status/1775510405537775647?t=nTm-zP6y0XDNEeF0Jr-wbA&s=03)

FYI, Both Alito and Unca Clarence brought up the Comstock Act in the arguments for the case about the abortion medication.

Jessica Valenti (@JessicaValenti) posted at 8:08 AM on Wed, Apr 03, 2024:
As a result, it would be near-impossible to end a pregnancy—even in a pro-choice state.

These aren’t predictions I’m making, but tactics that conservatives have explicitly laid out *in writing*

Republicans don’t need the votes to ban abortion nationally, they just need Trump
(https://x.com/JessicaValenti/status/1775510562450948366?t=2pE45H-6tfhwx3RZ5vJEdw&s=03)

It’s in PROJECT 2025

Pofarmer (@chadsp70) posted at 8:14 AM on Wed, Apr 03, 2024:
They’ll use the Comstock Act to go after birth control too, or they’ll remove FDA approval of it. They’ve already tried here in MO and other States.
(https://x.com/chadsp70/status/1775512277334032444?t=JSF1hBIfX3Rvj4QXuPeUcA&s=03)

Jessica Valenti (@JessicaValenti) posted at 8:16 AM on Wed, Apr 03, 2024:
Yes to this. Because remember, conservatives have spent years trying to redefine certain kinds of contraception (IUDs, morning after pill) as ‘abortifacients’

https://t.co/lffwySr1z8
(https://x.com/JessicaValenti/status/1775512697494179951?t=oZqlyWeSq6ikY3nfvj2D9A&s=03)

And, never forget this:

ep. Pramila Jayapal (@RepJayapal) posted at 1:42 PM on Wed, Apr 03, 2024:
REMINDER: a vast majority of House Republicans have endorsed a nationwide abortion ban with zero exceptions. That means banning mifepristone, threatening IVF, and gutting funding for contraception.

This is unacceptable — it’s time to codify protections for reproductive care.
(https://x.com/RepJayapal/status/1775594735085711802?t=9-WK60oadLFEgFcLU93oFA&s=03)

They have already voted on these issues. Take them at their word about their votes.