Sen. Lindsey Graham's abortion ban proposal roils Republicans, energizes Democrats

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WASHINGTON — With abortion access already expected to be a major issue in November’s midterm elections, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham supercharged the debate over reproductive rights by introducing a bill that would ban most abortions after the 15th week of pregnancy.

“I have chosen to craft legislation that I think is eminently reasonable in the eyes of the world,” the South Carolina senator said. “If we take back the House and the Senate, I can assure you we’ll have a vote,” he vowed, speaking at a Capitol Hill press conference where he was flanked by some of the nation’s most prominent anti-abortion activists, including Marjorie Dannenfelser of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America. Many of those activists would like an outright ban on all abortions.

“This bill, frankly, doesn’t go far enough for many people,” said Penny Young Nance, president of Concerned Women for America. “But it is a consensus piece of legislation.”

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The human sucker fish is at is again. Two things:

1: My body, my choice works on COVID vaccines but not on women's health for Republicans.
2: Letting the states decide doesn't work for Republicans actually.

[RainCaster]

1. The Senator who has never touched a vagina wants to make the rules

No different than having a priest tell you to not use birth control. If you don't play the game, you shouldn't get to make the rules.

[ShazzieB]

5. EXACTLY!!!

[msongs]

2. with a repub senate they will have a vote...and kill the filibuster to win it. count on it nt

[wsulik]

3. I say...

Bring it on! With bills like this democrats should come crawling out of the woodwork to VOTE!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

4. Lindsey Graham just made the midterms 💯 about abortion, which means Roevember is coming.

Link to tweet

[Deuxcents]

6. Good thing I just got my Roe Roe Roe Your Vote t shirt this week..I'll be wearing it a lot

[The_Casual_Observer]

7. He is appealing to ignorant middle of the road "independents"

"I don't like abortion and this sounds like a reasonable compromise to me" it's a cynical shitty stunt.

[EmmaLee E]

15. Exactly -

Keeps the base, but woos the middle with his (cough) more flexible policy.

"We are not as close minded as the Democrats say."

[Phoenix61]

8. He couldn't have handed the Dems a better gift.

Between Scott wanting to gut social security and Medicare and this we have an excellent chance of keeping both the house and the senate.

[JohnSJ]

9. Lindsey Graham, who has no children, no significant other, no family, but is perfectly content to

tell women how and when they should have theirs

[rubbersole]

10. Lindsey has to be up to something.

Repubs across the country are backtracking primary abortion stances as fast as possible. It might be the most toxic issue in decades. When McConnell was asked about Lindsey he mumbled state issue bullshit. It's like Lindsey wants to remain in the minority. Upcoming catastrophic shit to be blamed on Dems? I mean, Lindsey is a spineless weasel, but he's not completely politically naive. This was politically naive.

[no_hypocrisy]

11. IMO, it's the timing of the roll-out.

Republicans have already made it clear they intend a federal ban of abortion once they're in power in the House and Senate. Sure, they won't have the votes for a filibuster, but Mitch can remove that pesky little device. Sure, there's a Dem in the WH, but who knows if TFG returns. And he'd like nothing better than to be the President who finally banished abortion across the land.

[MissMillie]

12. Me thinks he just shot himself in the foot

With his promise to do this (in the event of taking over the Senate) will absolutely energize the 70% of voters that want to protect reproductive rights and reproductive health care.

I guess we should be grateful that he's so stupid that he doesn't know how stupid he is.

[CrispyQ]

13. I'm still surprised SCOTUS made that decision before a midterm.

[Ford_Prefect]

14. Senator codfish has written an excuse note for the GOP.

[Omaha Steve]

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