If Republicans retake the House in this year’s midterm elections, they will likely need the backing of a key group of lawmakers to enact any new antiabortion legislation: the women in the House Republican conference.
And freshman Rep. Julia Letlow reminded colleagues last week that the Supreme Court ruling overturning the right to an abortion means that Republicans should go beyond protecting the unborn by also proposing policies that support women and their families.immediately called for codifying a nationwide ban on abortion
There are 32 women in the House GOP conference, the largest number in history after 11 women flipped Democratic-held seats in 2020. And their ranks are only expected to grow: Almost 300 women filed to run in Republican House primaries, according to the National Republican Congressional Committee, at a time when the election cycle is favorable to Republicans. The GOP only needs to net five seats in the midterms to regain the House majority.
Republicans of wanting to impose a nationwide abortion ban without exceptions, limit access to birth control and possibly risk women’s lives if they cannot abort ectopic pregnancies ― all questions House Republicans may have to address if they regain the majority next year.“I mean, every woman should have access to birth control,” Rep. Nancy Mace said in reaction to hearing Thomas’s concurrence.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy also skirted questions during a news conference last week, noting: “The Supreme Court is a separate branch of government. They take their own positions.” “We’ve been clear on the pro-life, abortion issues for decades. … No current legislation, or anyone in leadership, is for criminalizing miscarriages or banning birth control,” one senior GOP leadership aide said.Several women in the conference have also publicly stated support for antiabortion legislation if it includes exceptions. Earlier this year, Rep.
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