NPR - Many Americans draw the line at the idea of charging women who get abortions with homicide. However, since Roe v. Wade was overturned, some Republican lawmakers have become increasingly open to the idea. Jason Storms, the national director of the anti-abortion rights group called Operation Save America, is working to persuade more legislators about its policy. Storms and aligned activists, who call themselves “abortion abolitionists,” lobby legislators at statehouses to support hardline anti-abortion bills. At least 14 states saw bills filed during the current or most recent legislative sessions that would establish fertilized eggs as full legal persons and classify abortion as homicide. Storms says even within some of the most restrictive bills, some states are still falling short.
➡️ It may be challenging to win legislators over to this measure, because it could undermine popular IVF services.
➡️ The abolitionist movement believes the Bible instructs Christians to defy state or federal laws that are “immoral.” They are working at a hyper-local level to encourage officials to defy laws that protect abortion access.
➡️ Focusing on local officials can be highly effective because it means information that women receive about abortion resources can be limited to pregnancy crisis centers. Those centers are often Christian-run establishments deterring women from abortions.
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