The party would benefit from coming to a consensus on abortion.
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The Dispatch→ The Feds’ Family Planning Program, Explained
Title X has become a political football in recent years, with far-reaching implications for contraception and abortion.
The Dispatch→ Dobbs Didn’t Matter
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The Dispatch→ Republican Women’s Complex Views on Abortion
One year after Dobbs, women in the GOP hold wide-ranging opinions. Continue reading Republican Women’s Complex Views on Abortion »
The Dispatch→ One Year Later
The GOP is moderating on abortion post-Dobbs. Continue reading One Year Later »
New York Times→ Fact-Checking Nikki Haley on the Campaign Trail
The Republican presidential candidate has made inaccurate or misleading claims about abortion, trans youth, foreign policy and domestic issues.
The Dispatch→ With Abortion Comments, Trump Hands DeSantis Iowa Opportunity
Pro-life demonstrators listen to former President Donald Trump as he speaks at the 47th annual "March for Life" in Washington, DC, in January 2020. (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)Plus: A pro-choice gala spotlights Kamala Harr
The Dispatch→ Pro-Choice Groups Take the Abortion Fight to Red States
Pro-life and pro-choice protesters in front of the Kentucky state capitol on October, 2022. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images.)Plus: What to expect in next week’s neck-and-neck Kentucky GOP governor’s primary.Continue reading Pro-Ch
The Dispatch→ Calvinball in Ohio
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose speaks at a campaign stop on November 4, 2022, in Moraine, Ohio. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)Changing the rules on abortion in the middle of the game.Continue reading Calvinball in Ohio »
The Dispatch→ Abortion Pills, Explained
Packages of Mifepristone tablets are displayed on April 13, 2023. (Photo illustration by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)What happens when a pregnant woman follows the FDA-approved abortion regimen?Continue reading Abortion Pills, Explained »
The Dispatch→ The Heritage Foundation Heralds Its Populist Evolution
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks alongside Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts during the foundation's 50th Anniversary Leadership Summit at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on April 21, 2023, in National Harbor, Marylan
The Dispatch→ A Draconian Constitution?
Relief depicting the figure of Solon and a representation of the Light of Wisdom. At the right is Draco. U.S. Supreme Court, Washington D.C. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group/Getty Images)The Athenian lawmaker Draco wasn’t g
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From the Week Fox News Paid Up
Justin Nelson, joined by fellow members of the Dominion Voting Systems legal team, speaks to members of the media outside the Leonard Williams Justice Center in Wilmington, Delaware, on April 18, 2023. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Imag
The Dispatch→ Pro-Life Leaders Are Turning Against Trump
Pro-life demonstrators listen to President Donald Trump at the 47th annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., on January 24, 2020. (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)An irresistible force meets an immovable object.Continue reading Pro-Lif
The Dispatch→ Ron DeSantis Stays Quiet on Abortion
Gov. Ron DeSantis signing Florida’s 15-week abortion in 2022. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)The Florida governor has been mum on the issue since signing a six-week ban.Continue reading Ron DeSantis Stays Quiet on Ab
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff on the Classified Document Scandal, the Turkish Election, and the Whigs
A photo illustration shows the Discord logo reflected in an image of the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. Photo by Stefani Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images)A little history with your news and politics roundup. Continue reading Our Best Stuff on the Classified Doc
The Dispatch→ Poison Pill
Gov. Ron DeSantis signs Florida’s 15-week abortion ban into law on April 13, 2022. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)Will abortion politics swallow the Republican primary? Continue reading Poison Pill »
The Dispatch→ Do Pro-Lifers Have a Plan?
Pro-life supporters gather on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., ahead of the March for Life on January 20, 2023. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)Plus, New York Democrats turn up the heat on congressional redistricting efforts.C
The Dispatch→ Meet the Whigs
Abraham Lincoln. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)Republicans should remember that they are a third party.Continue reading Meet the Whigs »
The Dispatch→ Wisconsin: Tomorrow’s Takes Today
Judge Janet Protasiewicz. (Photo by Jeff Schear/Getty Images for WisDems)Pre-spinning the biggest election of the year.Continue reading Wisconsin: Tomorrow’s Takes Today »
The Dispatch→ How ESG Became a Right-Wing Flashpoint
Employees stand outside of the shuttered Silicon Valley Bank headquarters on March 10, 2023, in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)Plus: ‘Anything that gets you asking me questions about Jan. 6 instead of asking me about
The Dispatch→ The Right to Choose
California Gov. Gavin Newsom. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)Is it wrong for governors to penalize corporations for their political choices?The post The Right to Choose appeared first on The Dispatch.
Truth or Fiction?→ Facebook, Google Supplied User Data to Help Police Locate ‘Abortion Seekers’ in the United States?
On March 5 2023, popular posts on Reddit’s r/technology and r/politics featured an article claiming that Google and Facebook (Meta) supplied user data to police prosecuting “abortion seekers”: Facebook and Google are handin
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘He Gets Us’ Ads and Abortion Access Lawsuit
On February 12 2023, Judd Legum tweeted about “He Gets Us”/Jesus advertisements, claiming that the campaign was financed by the “same group” that is “seeking to ban abortion medication nationwide”: Just FYI, the sa
The Dispatch→ The Pro-Life Movement Comes to a Crossroads
(Photo by: Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)With Roe v. Wade’s demise and a midterm election in the rearview mirror, pro-life activists and legislators contemplate new strategies.The post The Pro-Life Movement Comes to a Cros
The Dispatch→ Post-Roe Reality Sets In
Pro-life and pro-choice demonstrators at the March for Life on Friday in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)How abortion will affect the presidential primaries.The post Post-Roe Reality Sets In appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Dobbs Worked, Dobbs Is Working
Taking a long view of how the decision affected, and is affecting, American politics. The post Dobbs Worked, Dobbs Is Working appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Did Tim Michels Say It’s ‘Not Unreasonable’ to Force Rape Victims to Give Birth?
A political advertisement from the Alliance for Common Sense—a political action committee aligned with the Democratic Party—claims that Tim Michels, the Republican nominee for governor of Wisconsin, said “it’s ‘not unreasonable’ to forc
The Dispatch→ The Culture War Comes to Michigan
Proposal 3 would enshrine a vague and potentially limitless right to abortion in the state constitution. The post The Culture War Comes to Michigan appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Herschel Walker’s Hypocrisy Matters
Maybe not now, for the GOP faithful. But politics is a long game. The post Herschel Walker’s Hypocrisy Matters appeared first on The Dispatch.
Snopes→ GOP’s Graham Unveils Nationwide Abortion Ban After 15 Weeks
Upending the political debate, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham introduced a nationwide abortion ban, sending shockwaves through both parties and igniting fresh debate.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Late Term Abortion’ Legislation
On September 13 2022, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) announced a press conference regarding a proposed federal “late term abortions” ban, which was called the “Protecting Pain-Capable Unborn Children from Late-Term Abortions
Snopes→ Judge Strikes Down 1931 Michigan Law Criminalizing Abortion
The law, which was long dormant before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, violates the Michigan Constitution, said Judge Elizabeth Gleicher.
Snopes→ California Bill To Make Vasectomies Cheaper Goes to Governor
Months after making abortions cheaper for women, California lawmakers have now voted to make vasectomies cheaper for men.
Truth or Fiction?→ GOP Candidates Scrub Anti-Abortion Positions From Campaign Sites After Kansas Referendum
On August 28 2022, screenshots of tweets claiming that Republican candidates were hastily, and quietly, amending their positions on abortion from vocally supportive of widespread restrictions to a more nebulous stance: Huh. Is forced birth unpopular
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Louisiana Withholding Flood Funding from New Orleans’ in Abortion Disagreement
On August 22 2022, an Imgur account shared a screenshot of the following tweet, which claimed that the state of Louisiana was withholding flood funding from New Orleans in an abortion-related disagreement — just as the anniversary of 2005’
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘West Virginia Governor Denies Request’ for Abortion Vote ‘After Seeing What Happened in Kansas’
On August 16 2022, a screenshot shared to r/WhitePeopleTwitter suggested that the Republican governor of West Virginia, Jim Justice, denied a request for a popular vote on abortion rights after witnessing the outcome of the abortion referendum in Kansa
Snopes→ Are Photos of a ‘Baby Deposit Box’ in Namibia Real?
"Just place the baby there and press a button there for notification so the baby can be picked up immediately," a viral Facebook post reads.
Logically→ North Carolina proposed a bill that legalizes the murder of pregnant women who seek an abortion.
North Carolina HB 158 has not been reintroduced in 2022.
Snopes→ New California Gun Control Law Mimics Texas Abortion Measure
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he will sign a controversial, first-in-the-nation gun control law patterned after a Texas anti-abortion law.