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TheProle

(2,243 posts)
Thu Jan 11, 2024, 07:08 PM Jan 2024

Is the President properly articulating a plan to restore reproductive rights?

The back-in-the-saddle Jezebel has posted a critique of President Biden's messaging on abortion, in response to this...


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Kylie Cheung has this to say:

What is Biden’s plan to protect access to medication abortion? His plan to stop pregnant people facing medical emergencies and nonviable pregnancies from being denied emergency care? His plan to help people afford the high costs of both abortion and traveling to access the procedure? To stop people from facing criminal charges for losing a pregnancy or self-managing an abortion? Merely quoting an anti-abortion cartoon villain like Donald Trump doesn’t tell us any of this.

Abortion is a winning issue: Polls show broad bipartisan support for abortion rights. Candidates even in deep red states like Kentucky have won their races by vocally championing abortion rights. Every single abortion rights ballot measure since Roe fell, from Kansas to Ohio, has won decisively. Of course Biden wants to align himself with this—but he’s yet to show any willingness to actually do the work, fight, push, and get his hands dirty to meaningfully help us.


https://jezebel.com/it-s-not-enough-for-biden-to-say-trump-bad-on-abortio-1851160170

So let's put it to a poll:

Is the President properly articulating a plan to restore reproductive rights?
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Yes, he has articulated a clear plan.
0 (0%)
No, but I believe it will become a more prominent part of his campaign in time.
8 (62%)
No, I don't see any indication that he's got a specific plan at this point.
3 (23%)
Other
2 (15%)
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Is the President properly articulating a plan to restore reproductive rights? (Original Post) TheProle Jan 2024 OP
Simple plan: codify Roe Fiendish Thingy Jan 2024 #1
The "plan"... 2naSalit Jan 2024 #2
Get to work, Jezebel. TwilightZone Jan 2024 #3
Really? Isn't this one of many posts that are complaining about Pres. Biden? Demsrule86 Jan 2024 #4
There is still the problem of the Supreme Court SocialDemocrat61 Jan 2024 #5
Well, if he doesn't articulate a plan to restore reproductive rights, maxsolomon Jan 2024 #6
Didn't know they're back in business. They hate Democrats and articles don't make sense. betsuni Jan 2024 #7
What plan should he articulate TexasDem69 Jan 2024 #8
Ideally, work with blue state governors and businesses to: limbicnuminousity Jan 2024 #9
That isn't good enough. There are people who don't know what Roe is. ecstatic Jan 2024 #10
Truth is you need to keep voting blue until Johonny Jan 2024 #11
You may be right TheProle Jan 2024 #12

Fiendish Thingy

(15,790 posts)
1. Simple plan: codify Roe
Thu Jan 11, 2024, 07:14 PM
Jan 2024

And repeal the Comstock Act, which prohibits the interstate shipping of birth control, among other things.

TwilightZone

(25,598 posts)
3. Get to work, Jezebel.
Thu Jan 11, 2024, 08:26 PM
Jan 2024

Lots of complaining. No solutions. What does the author think Biden should do? Specifics, please.

Many of those issues are either already state issues or reverted to the states since Roe fell. If you want solutions, get to work regaining state legislatures and governorships.

As for federal issues, he can only sign what's put in front of him. Get him a Congress that will produce something to address those issues, and I'm sure he'll sign it.

Demsrule86

(69,019 posts)
4. Really? Isn't this one of many posts that are complaining about Pres. Biden?
Thu Jan 11, 2024, 08:30 PM
Jan 2024

He talks about Roe all the time...google it and consider that to do anything, we need to win everything.

SocialDemocrat61

(786 posts)
5. There is still the problem of the Supreme Court
Thu Jan 11, 2024, 08:34 PM
Jan 2024

Any law passed by Congress can be overturned by the Court. The only way to restore them permanently is to pass a constitutional amendment and unfortunately that is not likely.

maxsolomon

(33,531 posts)
6. Well, if he doesn't articulate a plan to restore reproductive rights,
Thu Jan 11, 2024, 08:35 PM
Jan 2024

there's no choice but to vote for Motherfucker.

betsuni

(26,055 posts)
7. Didn't know they're back in business. They hate Democrats and articles don't make sense.
Thu Jan 11, 2024, 08:43 PM
Jan 2024

Pick something out of a hat to blame Democrats, do no research or fact checking, why bother proofreading.

Once read a long article about voting rights and had to go back and read it again to make sure -- no mention that all of the voting rights restrictions were in Republican states. You know, because both parties the same, both sides.

limbicnuminousity

(1,408 posts)
9. Ideally, work with blue state governors and businesses to:
Thu Jan 11, 2024, 10:07 PM
Jan 2024

1) solidify Roe v Wade in state constitutions;
2) require health insurance providers cover all reproductive health expenses;
3) put forth a comprehensive, age appropriate sex ed curriculum starting in grade school and continuing through high school.

We best promote democratic values by showing that they work.

Failing education systems, dying economies, and maternal mortality will eventually force red states to adapt.

ecstatic

(32,878 posts)
10. That isn't good enough. There are people who don't know what Roe is.
Thu Jan 11, 2024, 10:24 PM
Jan 2024

We have to be very clear with these people. They don't know Roe. The don't know Dobbs. They don't know which political party pushed for it. Remember, all of this is unfolding during President Biden's term.

Johonny

(21,120 posts)
11. Truth is you need to keep voting blue until
Thu Jan 11, 2024, 10:30 PM
Jan 2024

The court all dies off. Never again GOP only way to ensure all our rights.

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