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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, Michelle Steel and House Republicans have been simultaneously mounting a multiple front attack on reproductive freedoms in America.
Michelle Steel voted for 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.
Steel’s crusade against access to safe medication is only one of many far-right, extreme measures she and the House GOP have been pushing for to achieve their eventual goal of a nationwide abortion ban.
In the 118th Congress alone, Michelle Steel and 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. Steel, along with a majority of the Republican caucus, also cosponsored the Life at Conception Act – a nationwide ban without exceptions – before removing herself from the bill in response to public backlash and a litany of reports highlighting her hypocrisy.
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 Dan Gottlieb:
“Let’s be clear: Michelle Steel, House Republicans, and the 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. Voters will hold Steel accountable for her dangerous positions and vote her out this November.”
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