Trump’s latest attack on abortion

The Trump administration said Friday that it would bar taxpayer-funded family planning clinics from referring women for abortions. The move is certain to be challenged in court by abortion rights supporters. https://t.co/4eIcTUEQvi
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 22, 2019

This Administration continues to play politics with public health. No doctor should be silenced and barred from protecting their patient's health. We will fight back against this attack on women.https://t.co/DuWuUEM09I
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) February 22, 2019

ICYMI
Fox News Poll: Voters split on abortion, but majority wants Roe v. Wade to endure (Victoria Balara, Fox News) details: https://t.co/f4cut8PRXJ pic.twitter.com/UahzJVFzkT
— OpinionToday.com (@OpinionToday) February 21, 2019

Even a Fox News poll shows the majority wants Roe v. Wade to stand. This latest Trump action only appeals to his cult.

At least 20 abortion cases are steps from the U.S. Supreme Court. Any one could gut Roe v. Wade. https://t.co/nEyg3QZsFQ
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 16, 2019

We were right about Kavanaugh. He was put on the Court to gut Roe and he is already going after it just five months into the job.
— Brian Fallon (@brianefallon) February 8, 2019

Kavanaugh attacks Roe v. Wade

Those of us who are not Senator Collins knew this would happen.

Justice Kavanaugh’s explanation of his vote — using factual uncertainty about the law’s effects to justify subjecting women to the Louisiana regime while we learn more by using them as guinea pigs in a cruel human experiment — shamefully devalues women https://t.co/yxxZ8JcSfA
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) February 8, 2019

Kavanaugh lied; the Senators who said they believed Kavanaugh lied.

The fix was in from the beginning https://t.co/7PXulFATWy
— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) February 8, 2019

Hogue told me, “Susan Collins gaslighted millions of Americans claiming we were hysterical in believing that Justice Kavanaugh would vote to overturn precedent … His decision in the Louisiana case proves us correct.” https://t.co/iu1saBgs1t
— Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) February 8, 2019

Literally no one believed that Kavanaugh isn’t a vote against Roe during his confirmation hearings, and it’s bonkers that journalism norms required so many reporters to pretend that there was real uncertainty there.
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) February 8, 2019

As I wrote last August, all you had to do was to see what Kavanaugh was saying in public to know where'd he be on abortion. Susan Collins was either delusional or disingenuous in thinking otherwise. https://t.co/fCxRAYTd2K
— Jeff Greenfield (@greenfield64) February 8, 2019

Here's my piece. It is unclear how long Roberts will defend the right to abortion access, but he stuck his neck out tonight.

Meanwhile, Brett Kavanaugh is ready and willing to let states regulate abortion out of existence. https://t.co/hLPDAkNeC4 @Slate
— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) February 8, 2019

From @NARAL "It only took Kavanaugh four months into his lifetime appointment on the bench to prove that Susan Collins’ insistence that he would respect precedent was a complete lie." https://t.co/odpB4njTW3
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) February 8, 2019

Kavanaugh voted to ignore a Supreme Court precedent from *just two years ago* and let Louisiana make abortion effectively unavailable for many women. Susan Collins, still feeling vindicated?https://t.co/Zeqd1p8gV1
— Brian Fallon (@brianefallon) February 8, 2019

Read Justice Brett Kavanaugh's dissent in the Louisiana abortion clinic case https://t.co/wEESZN5sIW pic.twitter.com/MRNtbZMEmg
— CNN (@CNN) February 8, 2019

The Supreme Court may restrict abortion rights soon

Sad! This would be a bad decision by the court but hardly a surprise.

The Supreme Court may kill Roe v. Wade as soon as this week https://t.co/qSzo8Gj23T pic.twitter.com/A8AfDGEQp9
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) January 28, 2019

The constitutional right to choose is under immediate threat. https://t.co/yQxNZHZb7N
— Slate (@Slate) February 1, 2019

Wide partisan gap on abortion

Unfortunately, it doesn’t matter what the public thinks. The conservative-dominated Supreme Court will either roll back Roe v Wade or cripple it.

If you’re into smaller government, why do you think the government should be able to say you can’t have an abortion? Republicans only want government interference when it agrees with their policies.

There is deep disagreement between – and within – the American political parties over abortion. In fact, the partisan divide on abortion is far wider than it was two decades ago. https://t.co/SAmYock5Rk pic.twitter.com/8TyKcqnARh

— Pew Research Fact Tank (@FactTank) November 6, 2018

There are signs that Democrats are unusually motivated by abortion this year. https://t.co/kM6Vey5rtr pic.twitter.com/BN9ac4WKIq

— FiveThirtyEight (@FiveThirtyEight) November 6, 2018

Support for Roe v. Wade is higher than ever

I looked this up in light of the increased chances the Supreme Court will overturn or cripple abortion rights.

Support for Roe v. Wade hits an all-time high

This article from July 2018 states:

“A new poll from NBC News and the Wall Street Journal finds that 71 percent of American voters believe that the decision, which established a woman’s legal right to an abortion, should not be overturned. Just 23 percent say the ruling should be reversed.”

The current state of access to abortion

What would the future of Roe vs. Wade look like with Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court? To understand what could happen, it’s crucial to look at the reality of abortion across the country today https://t.co/f7awzVSTmu

— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) September 5, 2018

90% percent of all U.S. counties lack an abortion clinic. Six states have just one. These realities mostly affect low-income women who can’t easily take time off from work to travel to far-flung clinics https://t.co/f7awzVSTmu pic.twitter.com/p5egLYBP2j

— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) September 5, 2018

Public support for Roe v. Wade decision hits a new high

Meanwhile, Republicans want to overturn or damage it.

New, from the NBC/WSJ poll: As the Supreme Court stands to be reshaped with Trump's new nominee, public support for the court's decision in Roe v. Wade hits a new high. https://t.co/KlDCYKNpGi pic.twitter.com/EU7hAbC8t8

— Carrie Dann (@CarrieNBCNews) July 23, 2018

52% of Republicans say #RoevWade should remain the law of the land. GOP senators can faithfully represent their constituents by joining Dems and expect Kavanaugh to #CommitToRoe https://t.co/ULzZiFBFlN

— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) July 23, 2018

Republican possible congressional candidate compares Planned Parenthood to a Nazi concentration camp

He’s running in the August 7th primary.

Republican candidate in Kansas stands by statement comparing Planned Parenthood to a Nazi concentration camp: ‘Outside of Western civilization is only barbarism. Abortion is not compatible with Western civilization. And we need to make that clear’ https://t.co/jQSzgVFlLX

— Dan Merica (@danmericaCNN) July 7, 2018

One in four American women has had an abortion

The author of the column describes her experience.

One in four American women has had an abortion. I’m one of them, though like many I never said so publicly. No time like the increasingly scary present to change that. My @nytimes piece tomorrow:https://t.co/HbPJf9b8it

— Cindi Leive (@cindi_leive) June 30, 2018

some reactions on Twitter:

Thank you. One in four American women has had an abortion.
And the rest of us have, at some point, peed on a stick in a bathroom and bargained with God.

— Laura Chapin (@LauraChapin) July 1, 2018

All credit for this lovely quote goes to @RBraceySherman. The end of it, not in the story, reads: “The way you talk about abortion is the way you talk about someone you love.” https://t.co/WvnqcMUkGN

— Cindi Leive (@cindi_leive) July 1, 2018

Thank you for writing this. Each one of us knows someone who has had an abortion. We just may not know who they are because they haven't told us. Yet.

— All the clever names are taken (@YRthegdnamestkn) July 1, 2018

Trump says he won’t ask Supreme Court candidates about Roe v. Wade

He doesn’t have to. He has a list of vetted candidates and I’m sure they wouldn’t be on the list if they were not anti-abortion.

No one who has survived in politics as long as Susan Collins has is actually this naive. https://t.co/r42WvhdbPa

— Susan Hennessey (@Susan_Hennessey) July 1, 2018

Tapper: Dont you think Neil Gorsuch, whom you voted for, will probably vote to overturn Roe?
Collins: "I actually don't."
This proves how flimsy Collins' pro-Roe position is. She is perfectly happy to let herself be suckered based on phony assurances about "precedent"

— Brian Fallon (@brianefallon) July 1, 2018

Trump basically signals he will appoint a judge who could overturn Roe v. Wade, even as he says he may not directly ask the question because people told him he shouldn’t. pic.twitter.com/UbOC8SeLII

— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) July 1, 2018

The logic @SenatorCollins used to Tapper to create a framework for eventually supporting Trump’s pick defied credulity. But can Ds create enough 2020 threat to move her from that position, as logically incoherent (Roberts/Gorsuch are friends of #Roe?) as it was? https://t.co/F74VP3hvUM

— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) July 1, 2018

To be clearer here after a reader email – they’ve addressed their views on constitutionality of Roe v Wade previously. There is a school of thought among some senior Rs that for Kavanaugh it’s a lesser issue. But as for how they view the law,’they’ve all stated it. https://t.co/C1lmr05BgV

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) July 1, 2018

lots of fantasy-world thinking going around https://t.co/JnWW8svU1k

— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) July 1, 2018