abortion in the u.s., a dangerous and retrograde move by the conservative court that paved the way for states to radically obstruct abortion access for millions upon millions of american women. what a difference a year makes. let s look at what has happened over the past year. republican-controlled legislatures approve nearly total abortion bans in 14 states. these states are now unsafe for women, especially women of childbearing age. and nearly a dozen additional states have enacted other restrictions on abortion with some cases still being litigated in the courts. there are women leaving these states for exactly this reason. also, access to mifepristone is now in jeopardy.
access for millions upon millions of american women. what a difference a year makes. let s look at what has happened over the past year. republican-controlled legislatures approve nearly total abortion bans in 14 states. these states are now unsafe for women, especially women of childbearing age. and nearly a dozen additional states have enacted other restrictions on abortion with some cases still being litigated in the courts. there are women leaving these states for exactly this reason. also, access to mifepristone is now in jeopardy. this is a drug that can save a woman s life, and in some places, it s now a crime to administer or receive that lifesaving health care. and approximately one in four women between the ages of 15 and 44 are now stuck, because they
i do think that. and i think that the republican party, the maga extremists republican party that continues to try to ban abortion is completely out of step with people and the reality is just because you support the right and the freedom to an abortion doesn t mean you have to have one. most people believe the government and supreme court justices and politicians should not be in their bedrooms telling them what to do. that is exactly what this republican party is trying to do. so, they are out of step. also, i will tell you. as more and more people have to travel, i, mean right now, alicia, there are 25 million women of childbearing age in states that have made it more difficult to get an abortion. that means that every republican and every state needs to be thinking about the fact that there are people in their state who are not able to get, abortions they are traveling hundreds of miles, for women, black women, brown
some conservatives doubted her story and drove at demand to confirm it. what do you make of this attempt to really kind of intimidate and harass physicians in this post roe world? oh, the ramifications are gonna be horrific. doctors are already leaving republican states with strict abortion bans. medical students are far less likely to apply for residency s in states with abortion restrictions. and this has devastating consequences for everyone. not just for women of childbearing age. if you think you are not a woman, not a girl, and that you won t be personally impacted by these restrictions, think again. because the best everyone will these suffer in these republican states. many even have poor health quality to begin with, even before the fall of roe. and let s not forget that republicans like jim jordan smeared the ten year old girl, and accused her of lying. and when a man was charged with