October 2022 — M2CC Newsletter

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“Republicans
are
the state constitution,
party would advance
overturning Roe, the
doubling down on their
giving Democrats new
federal
legislation
survey found.
extreme positions,”
Biden said, standing
in front of rows of
women and beneath a
large banner that read:
“RESTORE ROE.”
Although he typically
mentions abortion in
optimism that the issue
could galvanize voters
in November and help
them buck the historic
trend of the incumbent
president’s party losing
seats in their first
midterm election.
banning abortion after
15 weeks of gestation
if it gains control
of Congress in the
midterms.
In recent weeks,
numerous polls have
shown Republicans
Three organizations
that support abortion
rights — Planned
Parenthood Action
Fund, NARAL Pro-
Choice America, and
EMILY’s List —
announced Tuesday
his stump speeches, it
Biden said he wanted
gaining ground as the
that they plan to
has not been his main
to “remind” voters of
abortion issue has been
collectively spend $150
focus at recent events,
“the anger, the worry,
overtaken by ongoing
million to target voters
which have focused
the disbelief” they felt
concerns
about
in key battleground
instead on the benefits
when the ruling came
inflation and high gas
races around the issue
of the infrastructure,
down this summer.
prices.
of abortion.
drug prices and
manufacturing
legislation Democrats
have already passed.
“In just four months,
abortion bans have gone
into effect in 14 states,”
Biden said, detailing
Democrats believe
they stand to benefit
from refocusing voters
on abortion. Majorities
“It’s time to send an
unmistakable message
to politicians who have
run roughshod on our
The Supreme Court’s
the fallout from the
of Democrats (82%)
freedoms: When you
June ruling overturning
court enabling states
and
independents
come for our rights,
Roe upended five
to impose restrictions
(59%) identify
we’ll come for your
decades of precedent
on abortion. The court
as
“pro-choice,”
seats,” said Mini
and outraged supporters
could go on to take away
according to a recent
Timmaraju, NARAL’s
of abortion rights
other
constitutional
poll by Navigator, a
president.
across the country.
In August, Kansas
voters overwhelmingly
rejected an initiative that
would have removed
abortion protections in
rights, including samesex
marriage, Biden
suggested.
Last month, Sen.
Lindsey Graham,
R-S.C., said that his
progressive polling
firm. Similarly, 76% of
Democrats and 54%, of
independents disagree
with the court’s ruling
The Democrats’ new
push on abortion rights
comes as early voting
is already underway in
many states.