At a time when some Republican candidates in swing states are
softening their anti-abortion rhetoric and fear that the overturning of Roe v. Wade will help their Democratic opponents, Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina has proposed a
federal anti-abortion law. Graham’s bill, unveiled on Tuesday, September 13, proposes a national abortion ban not long after a pregnancy’s first trimester. This is, according to Graham’s critics, a
total flip flop from what Graham was saying earlier this year, when the Republican senator applauded the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization as a victory for states’ rights.
The federal government, Graham previously said, needs to stay out of abortion and leave it up to the individual states. Now, he is pushing an anti-abortion law at the federal level. Graham’s bill isn’t as extreme as what many MAGA Republicans have been proposing at the state level, including banning abortion from the moment of conception even in cases of rape or incest and even if the woman’s life is in danger. But it is, Graham’s critics are saying, a flip flop from what he said earlier this year.
“At a moment when Republican candidates are furiously scrubbing evidence of their extreme anti-abortion views from their websites, Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (S.C.) has underscored the determination of Republicans to enact a regime of forced birth throughout the United States,” Rubin explains. “Graham introduced a bill on Tuesday — just eight weeks before Election Day — that would impose a nationwide abortion ban after 15 weeks of pregnancy, barely into the second trimester. While he provides an exception in cases where the pregnancy would kill the woman, he provides no other exceptions to protect the health of women. Given the overwhelming popularity of the pro-choice position — even in red states such as Kansas — the proposal is a gift to Democrats.”
At a time when some Republican candidates in swing states are softening their anti-abortion rhetoric and fear that the overturning of Roe v. Wade will help their Democratic opponents, Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina has proposed a federal anti-abortion law. Graham’s bill, unveiled on...
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