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Today marks the 51st anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, guaranteeing a woman’s right to reproductive freedom. It is also a reminder that for decades Kevin Coughlin and House Republicans have attempted to roll back these rights, clinging to their dangerous, delusional belief that their attacks on women’s reproductive freedoms are popular.
Coughlin voted to restrict access to the lifesaving abortion medication mifepristone, cosponsored a measure that opposed any federal legislation that directed resources to protecting abortion access, and an anti-abortion organization that allied with Coughlin labeled him a “pro-life Senator.”
New polling recently found that abortion rights have historic levels of support with voters, including 66% of voters who oppose ongoing Republican efforts to pass a national abortion ban.
REMINDER: The Chair of the NRCC encouraged candidates like Coughlin to brag about their extreme anti-abortion positions on the campaign trail: “Republicans don’t have a policy problem. We have a branding problem.”
DCCC Spokesperson Aidan Johnson:
“Today’s anniversary is another reminder that Kevin Coughlin’s staunch anti-abortion record would make life more dangerous for northeastern Ohio families, and voters will reject his extremism at the ballot box.”
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