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SCOTUS Oral Arguments in Case Challenging Mifepristone Access Spotlight Republicans’ Anti-Abortion Agenda
As the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments that could “pave the way toward a national abortion ban” by severely restricting access to the medication mifepristone, House Republicans have been simultaneously mounting a multiple front attack on reproductive freedoms in America.
Last summer, Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee passed fervently anti-abortion legislation that would prevent women from receiving mifepristone through the mail or at pharmacies – the exact same issue before the Supreme Court now.
House Republicans’ crusade against access to safe medication is only one of many far-right, extreme measures they’ve been pushing for to achieve their eventual goal of a nationwide abortion ban.
In the 118th Congress alone, House Republicans have used their majority to try to roll back reproductive freedom every chance they get, from passing anti-abortion legislation that would punish doctors who perform abortions, use federal funds to spread misinformation, and prevent vulnerable communities from seeking essential health care. They have also once again reintroduced a nationwide abortion ban without exceptions.
Polling shows that more than 60% of Americans favor protecting access to mifepristone as a prescription drug, while over half of Americans support a woman’s right to obtain an abortion.
DCCC Spokesperson Viet Shelton:
“Let’s be clear: House Republicans and anti-abortion groups in front of the Supreme Court are working from the exact same playbook to criminalize abortion and restrict women’s reproductive freedoms, and voters will hold them accountable for their dangerous positions this November.” |
