Thread by @PaulaChertok

Turns out, Republicans aren't really against killing babies. They're kind of for it. Texas leads in child COVID deaths.

Maybe it's time to view anti-abortion activism as another right-wing disinformation campaign, pushing anti-science lies about fetuses, babies & women's bodies.

https://twitter.com/RVAwonk/status/1434193978631524352

Seeing the "pro-life" movement as part of the general right-wing strategy—pushing anti-science propaganda, conspiracies & incendiary lies—should free Democrats to fully embrace abortion as a healthcare issue about women's bodies & freedom. "Killing babies" is GOP disinformation.

https://twitter.com/PaulaChertok/status/1434206078133174273

This is how we need to talk about the anti-abortion movement—as an early right-wing disinformation campaign. Republicans were wildly successful in reframing science into crazy rabid anti-science. GOP's "killing babies" disinformation helped Republicans gain power across America.

https://twitter.com/PaulaChertok/status/1434212589450391554

Thanks to Trump, Republicans have outed themselves as mega propagandists. Shamelessly pushing lies about abortion, racism, guns, immigration, COVID etc. They've been using disinformation longer than they get blame for.

We didn't have the language to name it before. We do now.

https://twitter.com/PaulaChertok/status/1434218618691096577

Republicans have been using #disinformation campaigns for political power for decades. Evangelical leaders in 1970s weren't even against #abortion. Then a radical racist theocratic faction decided to make abortion a culture war. Listen to @Frank_Schaeffer @JoyAnnReid #TheReidOut

https://twitter.com/thereidout/status/1433927344289353729

@Frank_Schaeffer @JoyAnnReid Framing "pro-life" campaign as GOP disinformation is not only accurate. It gives Dems the language & gravitas to advocate nobly on critical issues—abortion, COVID, guns, voting, climate, immigration. Anti-science propaganda is core GOP strategy. It's deeply cynical & lit. deadly.