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Donald Trump recently accepted the Republican nomination for president and named Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, as his running mate. Vance has previously advocated for strict anti-abortion laws, in sharp contrast to Kamala Harris, the leading Democratic candidate, who went on a nationwide tour to mobilize pro-choice voters.
Watch the above video as Straight Arrow News contributor Adrienne Lawrence warns how a Trump-Vance ticket, together with a partisan right-wing Supreme Court, could effectively implement a nationwide ban on all abortion.
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The following is an excerpt from the above video:
Vance and 40 other Republicans pushed for [the Comstock Act] to be used to prosecute women, physicians, pharmacists, and all who provide access to abortion, drugs, information and the like. Fortunately, Garland did not entertain Vance’s demands, as the Biden administration rightfully maintains that the Comstock Act is outdated. Unfortunately, if Trump is elected, Vance will be in a position to see that this act from 1873 is resuscitated, and the harmful consequences will primarily befall those living in the 41 states that have abortion bans with limited exceptions, but also those living in states without bans will struggle, as they won’t be able to access the abortion pill mifepristone via mail.
And I won’t even get into how the Comstock Act is written broadly enough such that the Trump administration and his trusty cohort of judges could interpret the act to ban all medications and equipment used for abortions, effectively banning abortion nationwide.
This is terrifying. Vance’s ascension to VP-elect is a five-alarm fire, and if Trump is elected, well, Vance will be in the position to influence policies and prosecutions for accessing abortion.
