Texas's abortion law is even more unpopular than we thought
When the Supreme Court gave an at-least-temporary go-ahead to Texas’s law banning abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, we and many others asked a question: Had Republicans caught the car on abortion?
They have long pushed for overturning Roe v. Wade, but for decades that was much more hypothetical — a great motivator of the base — than reality. What happens politically when it looks as though that push might ultimately pay off by severely undercutting a Supreme Court precedent that a strong majority of Americans support?
A new poll suggests that even what we knew at the time might have undersold just how dicey the Texas law could be for Republicans.
The Monmouth University poll, as with many before it, shows Americans support leaving Roe on the books by 62 percent to 31 percent. It shows a similar 2-to-1 split when it comes to people supporting abortion being legal in most cases. And when asked specifically about the Supreme Court allowing the Texas law to go into effect, Americans disagreed with that decision 54 percent to 39 percent.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/texass-abortion-law-is-even-more-unpopular-than-we-thought/ar-AAODY7I
The anti-abortion group that championed Texas' vigilante law is upset 2 people suing over abortion aren't making 'valid attempts to save innocent human lives'
The anti-abortion group behind Texas' vigilante abortion tip site is upset that two people suing over a now-illegal abortion aren't doing it for the right reasons.
Texas Right for Life created a website in August allowing for anyone to submit a tip about people breaking Texas' newly enacted abortion law. The law prohibits doctors from performing an abortion procedure after a fetal heartbeat is detected, typically at the six-week mark of pregnancy.
In addition, the law allows anyone to sue the physician performing the procedure, the person receiving the abortion, and anyone they believe helped a patient get an abortion beyond the state's limit. If the lawsuit is successful, the person suing will be rewarded at least $10,000 in addition to legal fees.
Two disbarred attorneys filed separate lawsuits on Monday against Dr. Alan Braid, who admitted to performing an abortion earlier this month in spite of the Texas law.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-anti-abortion-group-that-championed-texas-vigilante-law-is-upset-2-people-suing-over-abortion-arent-making-valid-attempts-to-save-innocent-human-lives/ar-AAOFiBW
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