divided state senate, rouse sold himself as the last line of defense for abortion. you know what is really pop popular? banning abortion. even deep run montana and kentucky, voters came out firmly in support of abortion rights as they did in kansas a few months earlier. anti-abortion republicans lost governors races in swing states. even donald trump said republicans did poorly in the mid terms because they were too extreme on abortion. you know, for whatever that is worth. you might think republicans would take, i don t know, a lesson from all of that. apparently not. in first week controlling the house of representatives, republicans today made it one of the first orders of business to vote on anti-abortion measures.
politically in the environment. i don t know if i would, you know, get an opportunity to serve for four more years. i would never imagine i would win by almost 11 points, and come in with a whole new legislature. and remember, governor whitmer was resounding glee with republican trump back to her dickson, and the democrats also won the majority in the state legislature, giving women s party control over the governor s mansion and them capital for the first time in nearly 40 years. now, one of the main priorities that governor whitmer plans to get done with that majority is repealing estate law from 1931, banning abortion. that would follow the victory for abortion rights won in november when michigan voters approved a constitutional amendment, creating the right to reproductive freedom. and of course, the reason that abortion was such a driving issue in the midterms in michigan, and across the country, it s because donald trump and the republican parties successful efforts to
if they win control of congress. mike pence announced it this week. i ve got news for president biden. come january 22nd, we will have pro-life majorities in the house and senate and will be taking the cause of the right to life to every state house in america. exclamation point. that means, republicans in the congress and state legislatures will be trying to ban abortion in all 50 states. after mike pence made that announcement, south carolina democrats released this video. my name is fran. i m a retired high school teacher and administrator. of 34 years. when i was 12 in 1972,, i was babysitting for a neighboring family. the father came home with his friend, early from work, locked their children outside, and commenced to take terms raping
started running this ad about abortion and the trump chosen republican candidate, herschel walker. i m rafael warnock approve this message. for you, herschel walker was to ban abortion. i ve no exception in my mind. it s not a national ban on abortion right now and, i think that s a problem. for himself? herschel walker, paid friend abortion for his then girlfriend. she supported her claims with a 575 dollar receipt from the abortion clinic. even his own son is saying walker is lying. is that your signature on the check? yes, that s my rafael warnock s campaign manager avoided talking about racial war walker s personal story with abortion. that s over. now we will be joining with met the hassan to discuss discussing a ban on in vitro fertilization. that s right, you heard that
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