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The reality is that the RIGHT guaranteed by Roe v. Wade is a hollow right without ACCESS. Roberts voted to eliminate access in the Whole Woman's Health decision, where he agreed that forcing women to drive hundreds of miles to access abortion is not an “undue burden.”
Roberts – like Brett Kavanaugh’s judicial heroes, Rehnquist and Scalia – has not seen an abortion restriction he didn’t like: he’s voted to uphold every single one. EVERY SINGLE ONE.
This is what “upholding precedent” looks like. ⬇️
Don’t be fooled. Brett Kavanaugh’s record says it all: if given the chance, he would decimate access to safe, legal abortion.

In his one abortion ruling, he actively blocked a young, undocumented woman from accessing an abortion. ppact.io/2vZqkku
We can’t give Brett Kavanaugh the chance. Don’t wait until it’s too late. Call your senators today to #StopKavanaugh: 202-684-2473.
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If there is one thing you take away from yesterday’s hearing, it’s this: Brett Kavanaugh is no Supreme Court Justice. #StopKavanaugh
While the fact that Trump only nominated Kavanaugh because he would gut Roe v. Wade was enough to disqualify Kavanaugh, yesterday further proved he is unfit to be a Supreme Court justice.
While the fact that Kavanaugh has already blocked access to abortion & birth control and would threaten access to affordable care was enough to disqualify Kavanaugh, yesterday further proved he is unfit to be a Supreme Court justice.
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The #TrumpBudget is more than numbers on a page. It lays out an agenda to strip away people’s rights and health care. #HandsOff

Here’s what the plan would do. [Thread]
Gut both the Affordable Care Act and the #Medicaid program — the insurance plan for one in five women of reproductive age. For these women, Medicaid makes the difference between access to basic care, like birth control — or doing without.
Threaten 2.4 million people’s access to birth control, lifesaving cancer screenings, and other preventive care at Planned Parenthood health centers.
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We’ve been abundantly clear: We won’t tolerate attacks on our health care, rights or communities — but GOP Senate Leadership is still pushing a vote to criminalize abortion after 20 weeks. Trump would sign it. #StopTheBans
Allow us to break down the ways this is insulting and harmful.

First and most importantly, women should be able to control their bodies and can make their own health care decisions without interference from politicians.

FULL STOP. #StopTheBans
That should be enough. But if you need more, we know what happens when lawmakers play politics with women’s health care. It puts women and doctors in unimaginable situations — like needing to end a pregnancy for serious medical reasons but being unable to. #StopTheBans
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It's DAY THREE of the Kavanaugh hearings. Gather round, friends for another full day of shenanigans I'll be here all day!

Miss day two? Here's a quick recap

rewire.news/multimedia/pod…
Today's format is largely the same. Members of the Judiciary Committee get to question Kavanaugh. Unlike yesterday's 30 minute rounds are shortened to 20 minutes
Grassley gavels the proceedings to order

Says yesterday's hearing shows Kavanaugh has a strong command of the law
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The Remmick statement is a fine example that political positions which threaten the lives of society's most vulnerable--women, people of color, immigrants, the poor--can be viewed as "valuable" information to rich white men.
When you'll never need an abortion, you can have a fascinating discussion with Steve Bannon about why Roe v. wade should be overturned.
When you've never been beaten by a partner, you can have a thoughtful talk with Steve Bannon about how women's rights have gone too far.
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Chris Matthews: “Yes or No do you believe in punishment for an abortion”
@realDonaldTrump “Yes there should be some form of punishment”
Brett Kavanaugh on Roe v Wade: “it is settled law”
Chief Justice Roberts & Justice Alito: “it is settled Law”
Chief Justice Roberts confirmation hearing:
Gonzales v. Carhart (2007), Chief Justice Roberts joined the “majority opinion upholding a law that banned a medically-approved abortion method in every state across the nation with no exception to protect a woman’s health”
oyez.org/cases/2006/05-…
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Hi @adamliptak. I understand that you were explaining legal theories to overturn Roe v. Wade, but there's a lot missing about what accessing abortion is actually like now. What you say we can imagine, is the reality for many patients. Roe has already been decimated. I'll explain.
Let's start at the beginning: Shortly after Roe v. Wade legalized abortion Congress passed the Hyde Amendment barring Medicaid recipients, military personnel, Peace Corps volunteers, incarcerated women, and federal employees from using their health insurance to cover abortion.
You concluded the video by saying that if Roe v. Wade were overturned, "Women in red states, particularly poor women will have a much harder time getting abortions as each successive abortion restriction is sustained..." This is true, and has been the case for decades.
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Time to talk about women's reproductive health and dispel a few myths. I'm not one for long threads, so bear with me here. I have a lot of thoughts on this.

The main thing I think gets lost in partisan rhetoric is that we ALL want there to be fewer abortions. But how?
#RoeVWade
2) Let's start with a universal truth.

🔥Making abortions illegal does not make them less common.🔥

Ever.

#LegalSafeRare

dailykos.com/stories/2018/3… Abortion rates are not lower in places where it is illegal.
3)
 Just in case you thought this was an American phenomena.

It's not.

Other countries have learned the hard way that punitive measures don't work.
#RoevWade

economist.com/international/… Abortion is as common in countries where it is illegal as it is where it is legal.
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Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy is retiring. Among other things, his replacement will likely overturn Roe v. Wade, which will allow states to prohibit abortion. The consequences of the 2016 election have never been more stark.
We can be fairly confident that there are currently four votes to overturn Roe v. Wade on the Supreme Court—Thomas, Gorsuch, Roberts, and Alito. If President Trump selects a Supreme Court Justice similar to Gorsuch, that would be a fifth vote to overturn Roe.
Trump has consistently signaled his intention to select very conservative jurists, and the Senate eliminated the filibuster for Supreme Court nominees. So unless the Dems retake the Senate, which is unlikely, Trump will be able to select a justice who would vote to overturn Roe.
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