"To give equal weight to each 'side' in coverage is already a distortion of the electorate that often fails to account for the anti-democratic forces at work in the anti-abortion movement's fringe."

#Trump #JDVance #Republicans #abortion #PoliticsofDistraction #media
/7

"I see covering abortion rights in this moment as covering democracy. Newsrooms need to be vigilant to not distort the fact that 65 to 70 percent of Americans support legal access to abortion."

~ Amanda Becker, author of You Must Stand Up

#Trump #JDVance #Republicans #abortion #PoliticsofDistraction #media
/6

https://view.newsletters.cnn.com/messages/1726489730551c935b920081b/raw?utm_term=1726489730551c935b920081b&utm_source=cnn_Reliable+Sources+–+Sept.+16&utm_medium=email&bt_ee=9vojC1WBHFCq2zDhi1OubqFU%2F7vNq%2B6%2B7JT5l4VIg1VjFLZzpUb2FSNx0fPIy7Hy&bt_ts=1726489730553

"ProPublica obtained reports that confirm that at least two women have already died after they couldn’t access legal abortions and timely medical care in their state.

There are almost certainly others."

~ Kavitha Surana

#Trump #JDVance #Republicans #abortion #PoliticsofDistraction #Georgia
/5

https://www.propublica.org/article/georgia-abortion-ban-amber-thurman-death

Under Georgia’s Abortion Ban, She Died After Delayed Care

At least two women in Georgia died after they couldn’t access legal abortions and timely medical care in their state, ProPublica has found.

^ProPublica

"These laws are an albatross around the neck of every Republican who hopes to carry a swing state, and none more than the presidential candidate who appointed the three Supreme Court justices who made it happen."

#Trump #JDVance #Republicans #abortion #PoliticsofDistraction
/4

"Sending abortion 'back to the states' has proved wildly unpopular, particularly as conservative legislatures passed draconian bans with criminal penalties for health care providers."

~ Liz Dye

#Trump #JDVance #Republicans #abortion #PoliticsofDistraction
/3

https://www.lawandchaospod.com/p/no-one-wanted-this

No One Wanted This

Trump claims ending Roe is what we all "wanted."

^{Liz Dye (Law and Chaos)}

"But what about spreading an incendiary story for which there is no evidence?

'We’ll take the hit to prove the bigger point,' the adviser said."

#Trump #JDVance #Republicans #abortion #PoliticsofDistraction
/2

"Trump aides think it’s a net plus. The longer the discussion is about migrants, the less it is about tougher topics for them.

'We talk about abortion, we lose. We talk about immigration, we win,' said one Trump adviser."

~ Marc A. Caputo

#Trump #JDVance #Republicans #abortion #PoliticsofDistraction
/1

https://www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-team-takes-hit-on-cat-eating-springfield-haitians-immigration

Trump Team: ‘We’ll Take The Hit’ on Cat Eating to Keep Immigration in the News

The ex-president’s team, led by JD Vance, would rather talk about migration than abortion. And Springfield allows them to.

^{Marc A. Caputo (The Bulwark)}