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In response to Michael Whatley saying Republicans will be forced to have conversations with their voters about abortion, <\/em>DNC spokesperson Aida Ross released the following statement: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMichael Whatley, when you\u2019re right, you\u2019re right: There\u2019s no question that Donald Trump and the rest of his MAGA minions up and down the ballot are going to have to answer for their extreme anti-choice agenda. Republicans have already made certain that voters are going to hear plenty about their far-right anti-freedom platform thanks to their plans to ban abortion nationwide, threaten IVF access, and rip away our basic rights. And as we\u2019ve seen in election after election since Trump overturned Roe v. Wade, <\/em>the more voters hear Republicans talk, the worse the GOP does at the ballot box.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Republicans are absolutely going to have to answer to voters about their extreme anti-choice agenda to ban abortion nationwide, threaten IVF access, and rip away reproductive freedom.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael Whatley<\/a>: \u201cEvery candidate is going to have to have a conversation with their voters about [abortion].\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associated Press<\/a>: \u201cTrump says he will support national ban on abortions around 15 weeks of pregnancy\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Time Interviewer<\/a>: \u201cAre you comfortable if states decide to punish women who access abortions after the procedure is banned?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

[…]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump: \u201cAgain, that\u2019s going to be\u2014I don’t have to be comfortable or uncomfortable. The states are going to make that decision. The states are going to have to be comfortable or uncomfortable, not me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[…]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interviewer: \u201cProsecuting women for getting abortions after the ban. But are you comfortable with it?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump: \u201cThe states are going to say. It\u2019s irrelevant whether I\u2019m comfortable or not. It’s totally irrelevant, because the states are going to make those decisions.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rolling Stone<\/a>: \u201cHouse Republicans Endorse National Abortion Ban\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Business Insider<\/a>: \u201c125 House Republicans \u2014 including Speaker Mike Johnson \u2014 back a ‘life at conception’ bill without any IVF exception\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associated Press<\/a>: \u201cRepublicans block Senate bill to protect nationwide access to IVF treatments\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hill<\/a>: \u201cSenate Republicans blocked an effort Wednesday to pass legislation that would federally protect access to in vitro fertilization (IVF).\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their agenda is overwhelmingly unpopular\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

USA Today<\/a>: \u201cAmericans overwhelmingly oppose the next goal of many anti-abortion activists, to enact a federal law banning abortion nationwide. By 80%-14%, those surveyed opposed that idea, including 65% of Republicans and 83% of independents.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Axios<\/a>: \u201cMost Americans support abortion access one year after Roe v. Wade: poll\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rolling Stone<\/a>: \u201cNearly 9 in 10 Voters Say IVF Should Be Legal\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe overwhelming majority of American voters \u2014 86 percent \u2014 support keeping in vitro fertilization legal, according to a new CBS News\/YouGov poll.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Axios<\/a>: \u201cMore than 7 in 10 Americans support access to medication abortion, and even more back the Food and Drug Administration’s ability to regulate drugs, a new Axios-Ipsos poll finds.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere’s widespread support for letting women obtain drugs for medication abortion from their doctor or a clinic, with 72% supporting \u2014 including half of Republicans.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026 and the more voters hear from them, the worse it gets. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NBC News<\/a>: \u201cAbortion rights have won in every election since Roe v. Wade was overturned\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CBS News<\/a>: \u201cAbortion access proved to be a powerful force in 2022 midterm elections<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associated Press<\/a>: \u201cLands, a Democrat who ran on reproductive rights, flips seat in Alabama House\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Guardian<\/a>: \u201cKentucky\u2019s Democratic governor Andy Beshear re-elected in win for abortion rights\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Slate<\/a>: \u201cRepublicans Put Abortion on the Ballot in Virginia. It Went as Well as You\u2019d Expect.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is not a winning issue for the GOP.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teen Vogue<\/a>: \u201c2024 Election: Tom Suozzi\u2019s Win Proves That Abortion Is a Winning Issue\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Orlando Sentinel<\/a>: \u201cFocus on abortion rights, insurance powered Keen\u2019s victory, Democrats say\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associated Press<\/a>: \u201cAbortion drives liberal\u2019s win in Wisconsin court election\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In response to Michael Whatley saying Republicans will be forced to have conversations with their voters about abortion, DNC spokesperson Aida Ross released the following statement:  \u201cMichael Whatley, when you\u2019re right, you\u2019re right: There\u2019s no question that Donald Trump and the rest of his MAGA minions up and down the ballot are going to have […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1031351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nUs \ud83e\udd1d Michael Whatley: Republicans Are Going To Have To Answer to Voters About Their Extreme Anti-Choice Agenda - Democrats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/us-\ud83e\udd1d-michael-whatley-republicans-are-going-to-have-to-answer-to-voters-about-their-extreme-anti-choice-agenda\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Democrats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-05-08T20:30:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-05-09T19:41:49+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-Room-Master-Image.png?w=1024\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/us-%f0%9f%a4%9d-michael-whatley-republicans-are-going-to-have-to-answer-to-voters-about-their-extreme-anti-choice-agenda\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/us-%f0%9f%a4%9d-michael-whatley-republicans-are-going-to-have-to-answer-to-voters-about-their-extreme-anti-choice-agenda\/\",\"name\":\"Us \ud83e\udd1d Michael Whatley: Republicans Are Going To Have To Answer to Voters About Their Extreme Anti-Choice Agenda - 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