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May 10 • 15 tweets • 5 min read
The National Republican Senatorial Committee circulated talking points insisting that Republicans aren't pushing toward a total ban on abortion, nor infringing on other privacy rights like contraception.

HERE is the truth about what's happening in red state gov'ts RIGHT NOW ⬇️
ARKANSAS: If Roe is overturned, the state has a 2019 “trigger law” that will immediately ban abortions within the state except to save the life of the mother. The state's AG affirmed that this ban would take effect immediately. arkansasonline.com/news/2022/may/…
GEORGIA: 26 states are certain or likely to ban or severely restrict abortion without Roe, according to the Guttmacher Institute. GA's Gov. Kemp vowed that if the Supreme Court’s leaked ruling becomes final, he would lead efforts to criminalize abortion. khn.org/news/article/w…
IDAHO: The state House's Assistant Majority Leader said his caucus would consider banning certain forms of birth control, including Plan B emergency contraception and intrauterine devices (IUDs).

To be clear: Plan B and IUDs are used to PREVENT pregnancy.
LOUISIANA: State House Republicans advanced a new bill which would classify abortion as homicide and allow prosecutors to criminally charge patients and doctors. Experts say the bill could also criminalize in vitro fertilization & emergency contraception. washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/…
MISSISSIPPI: If Roe is struck down, a "trigger law" passed in MS in 2007 would automatically ban all abortions—except in cases of rape, or to save the life of the mother. There is no exception for incest. Gov. Reeves has said he would enforce the ban. newsweek.com/mississippi-go…
MISSISSIPPI: On @MeetThePress, Governor Reeves would not say whether he would sign legislation banning birth control.
nbcnews.com/meet-the-press…
MISSOURI: The state has floated a first-of-its-kind proposal to allow private citizens to sue anyone who helps a Missouri resident have an abortion outside the state—from the out-of-state physician to whoever helps transport a person across state lines. politico.com/news/2022/03/1…
OKLAHOMA: OK's Governor just signed a 6-week abortion ban into law—a near copycat to last fall's Texas ban on reproductive health care choices. abcnews.go.com/Health/oklahom…
TENNESSEE: Gov. Bill Lee signed legislation that would criminalize obtaining abortion pills through mail delivery. The original bill had up to a 20-year prison sentence. newschannel5.com/news/gov-lee-s…
TEXAS: Aside from last year's unconstitutional ban, TX Rs have suggested introducing bills that would stop women from traveling out of state to get abortions, target abortion assistance funds, and reclassify emergency contraception like Plan B as abortion. texastribune.org/2022/05/09/tex…
13 states (Arkansas, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming) have trigger laws that would automatically ban abortion in the first and second trimesters if Roe is overturned.
Trigger laws in Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, North Dakota, Tennessee, and Utah would make providing an abortion a felony. Idaho’s law would carry sentences of up to two to five years for providers. boisestatepublicradio.org/politics-gover…
It's not just red states that are at risk for potential attacks on Roe and reproductive health care. Republican Leader McConnell has already floated the idea of a nationwide abortion ban the next time Republicans control Congress and the White House. thehill.com/news/senate/34…
It is a fact that conservative majorities in numerous state governments are preparing for a post-Roe America. Regardless of the Court’s final decision, it is imperative Congress enshrine into law the right to make one's own reproductive health care choices.

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