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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So can anyone think through for me how this could possibly be good for Republicans? It seems like trouble all the way down - but is there something I am missing?

Is this supposed to energize forced birthers to get out to the polls -and if so why not make it a 6 week ban, or a zero week ban? What's the strategy?[/quote]

15 week polls well with average American.  Republicans can cast pro choice as blood thirsty baby killers if they support abortion access after 15 weeks.  Can also claim “state rights” by saying states still have the choice to lower week threshold, just not raise. Don’t agree, just heard that’s a possible spin on it. [/quote]

But no - this doesn't guarantee the right up to 15 weeks, while prohibiting it outside of extraordinary circumstances after that. I could see that possibly, maybe being popular - if it were bipartisan. But this is just a straight ban, with no corresponding rights. That's not at all popular.[/quote]

This is such an important point. And one that I think doesn't get enough attention. Anti-choice forces/activists/groups have fought for 50 years to effectively eliminate abortion through regulation and laws that make it hard to get an abortion - vaginal ultrasounds, waiting periods, etc., not to mention their opposition to contraception. The legislation proposed doesn't grant you one gott dammt thing, it just says that the thing you probably can't get anyway will now be a crime if you do get it.[/quote]

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