{"id":1048498,"date":"2024-10-01T23:01:15","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T03:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1048498"},"modified":"2024-10-01T23:01:15","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T03:01:15","slug":"reality-check-jd-vance-says-he-wants-to-make-abortion-illegal-nationally-and-has-attacked-exceptions-for-rape-and-incest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/reality-check-jd-vance-says-he-wants-to-make-abortion-illegal-nationally-and-has-attacked-exceptions-for-rape-and-incest\/","title":{"rendered":"Reality Check: JD Vance Says He Wants to Make Abortion \u201cIllegal Nationally\u201d and Has Attacked Exceptions for Rape and Incest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-Room-Master-Image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1031397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-Room-Master-Image.png 1500w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-Room-Master-Image.png?resize=300,100 300w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-Room-Master-Image.png?resize=768,256 768w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-Room-Master-Image.png?resize=1024,341 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/sen-vance-vp-debate-messaging-preview\/\"><em>Reminder<\/em><\/a><em>: No matter what Vance says, Project 2025 is an \u201cundeniably Trump-driven operation\u201d with deep ties to the Trump-Vance ticket.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FACT: JD Vance\u2019s anti-choice record includes wanting abortion to be \u201cillegal nationally,\u201d attacking exceptions for rape and incest, comparing abortion to slavery, and more.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/07\/17\/politics\/kfile-jd-vance-abortion-comments\/index.html\">CNN<\/a>: <strong>\u201cJD Vance said in 2022 he \u2018would like abortion to be illegal nationally\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDuring a podcast interview in January 2022, then-candidate<strong> JD Vance said he \u2018certainly would like abortion to be illegal nationally\u2019 and was \u2018sympathetic\u2019 to the view that a national ban was necessary to stop women from traveling across states to obtain an abortion.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KamalaHQ\/status\/1813294575500288295\">Vance<\/a>: <strong>\u201cI am 100 percent pro-life<\/strong>, and believe that abortion has turned our society into a place where we see children as an inconvenience to be thrown away rather than a blessing to be nurtured. Eliminating abortion is first and foremost about protecting the unborn, <strong>but it\u2019s also about making our society more pro-child and pro-family.<\/strong> <strong>The historic <\/strong><strong><em>Dobbs<\/em><\/strong><strong> decision puts this new era of society into motion<\/strong>, one that prioritizes family and the sanctity of all life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/jd-vance-national-standard-abortion-totally-fine-1750631\">Newsweek<\/a>: \u201cJ.D. Vance Backs \u2018National Standard\u2019 for Abortions\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/jd-vance-defends-texas-abortion-ban-calls-rape-inconvenient\">Daily Beast<\/a>: <strong>\u201cJ.D. Vance suggested he would support prohibiting abortion even in cases of rape and incest\u2014and dismissed those catalysts as \u2018inconvenient.\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/qjk8bd\/ohio-republican-jd-vance-abortion-slavery\">Vice<\/a>: <strong>\u201cJD Vance Compared Abortion to Slavery\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FACT: Vance has repeatedly BAILED on protecting reproductive rights.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ohiocapitaljournal.com\/2024\/06\/06\/u-s-senate-gop-prevents-contraception-access-bill-from-moving-ahead\/\">Ohio Capital Journal<\/a>: \u201cU.S. Senate GOP prevents contraception access bill from moving ahead\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cOhio Republican U.S. Sen. JD Vance didn\u2019t vote.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/jd-vance-ivf-vote-trump-tips-b2614460.html\">Independent<\/a>: \u201cJD Vance didn\u2019t even show up to vote on [IVF protections].\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jbendery\/status\/1836077602978615310\">Jennifer Bendery, Huffington Post<\/a>: \u201cVance won\u2019t be at today\u2019s Senate vote\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/4720506-senate-republicans-block-ivf-legislation\/\">The Hill<\/a>: <strong>\u201cSenate Republicans block legislation to codify IVF access\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Republicans who voted against include:<strong> JD Vance.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/republicans-care-so-much-about-protecting-ivf-that-theyre-about-to-block-a-bill-that-would-do-just-that\">Vanity Fair<\/a>: \u201cOn Wednesday, Senate Republicans are expected to object to Tammy Duckworth\u2019s Right to Build Families Act, because, surprise: They don\u2019t actually care about families and aren\u2019t \u2018pro-life.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201c\u2018It\u2019s idiotic for us to take the bait,\u2019<\/strong> Senator JD Vance told Politico, as though the measure were some kind of political trap. (He also noted that he had not actually read the bill yet.)\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/senate-republicans-block-democratic-bill-codifying-roe-v-wade-abortion-rcna161016\">NBC News<\/a>: <strong>\u201cSenate Republicans block Democratic bill codifying Roe v. Wade abortion protections\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSenate Republicans on Wednesday blocked legislation led by Democrats to revive the protections of Roe v. Wade in the wake of the Supreme Court eliminating the nationwide right to abortion.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Republicans who voted against include:<strong> JD Vance.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FACT: Vance, Donald Trump, and their Project 2025 allies are pushing a dangerous Project 2025 agenda that would ban abortion nationwide, threaten access to IVF and contraception, and rip away reproductive freedoms.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/politics\/politics-news\/trump-16-week-national-abortion-ban-1234970119\/\">Rolling Stone<\/a>: <strong>\u201cTrump Wants to Ban Abortion Nationwide: Report\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DNCWarRoom\/status\/1672786470049046528\">Trump<\/a>: <strong>\u201cThere of course remains a vital role for the federal government in protecting unborn life. And it\u2019s very important.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DNCWarRoom\/status\/788914238240747520\">Trump<\/a>: \u201cThere has to be some form of punishment [for women who have an abortion].\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgal.com\/article\/donald-trump-interview-economy-border-biden\/60718955\">Barbara Barr, WGAL<\/a>: \u201cThere are ads running that say that you would support certain states with bans monitoring a woman\u2019s pregnancy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump: \u201cWell that would be up to the states, again. They will make a decision as to how they do it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/health\/2024\/07\/17\/jd-vance-abortion-comstock-vice-presidential-nominee\/\">Washington Post<\/a>:<strong> \u201c<\/strong><strong>Vance urged DOJ to enforce Comstock Act, crack down on abortion pills\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newrepublic.com\/article\/178848\/ban-abortion-trump-lgbtq-project-2025\">New Republic<\/a>: <strong>\u201cOn January 20, 2025, conservatives plan to resurrect a 150-year-old defunct law to ban abortion across the nation.<\/strong> This is not a secret plan\u2014far from it. It\u2019s part of the 180-Day Playbook produced by Project 2025, detailing priorities for an incoming conservative president on day one.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/04\/01\/anti-abortion-movement-ivf-war-00149766\">Politico<\/a>: <strong>\u201cAnti-abortion advocates worked for five decades to topple Roe v. Wade. They\u2019re now laying the groundwork for a yearslong fight to curb in vitro fertilization.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cSince the Alabama Supreme Court ruled last month that frozen embryos are children, the Heritage Foundation and other conservative groups have been strategizing how to convince not just GOP officials but evangelicals broadly that they should have serious moral concerns about fertility treatments like IVF and that access to them should be curtailed.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediamatters.org\/heritage-foundation\/heritage-foundation-quietly-released-draconian-new-ivf-policy-recommendations\">Media Matters<\/a>: <strong>\u201cThe Heritage Foundation quietly released draconian new IVF policy recommendations for the next GOP president\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cHeritage has been a staunchly anti-IVF voice, supporting Alabama\u2019s controversial Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos cultivated through IVF treatment have the same rights as living children, and that a person can be held liable for destroying embryos.\u201d&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/19thnews.org\/2024\/07\/republican-national-convention-party-platform-fetuses-abortion-ivf\/\">The 19th<\/a>: \u201cRNC approves platform that would give rights to fetuses, endangering abortion, IVF\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFetal personhood is widely seen as being in conflict with in vitro fertilization (IVF), which creates embryos outside of the uterus that are later implanted. Fetal personhood bestows the same rights currently reserved for people to embryos from the moment of fertilization.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/reproductivefreedomforall.org\/resources\/gutting-abortion-access-under-project-2025\/\">Reproductive Freedom for All<\/a>: \u201cThe extensive mandate calls to gut reproductive freedom, including effectively banning medication abortion, ending access to emergency abortion care, attacking contraception, deploying fetal personhood, and undermining IVF in federal policy\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cProject 2025 includes personhood language and policies that propagate the belief that life begins at conception\u2014which could have devastating impacts should it be put into law. This so-called \u201cpersonhood\u201d language could ban not only abortion but also some forms of birth control and assisted fertility treatments like IVF.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/article\/society\/project-2025-trump-hhs\/\">The Nation<\/a>: \u201cProject 2025 Has Bad Medicine for HHS\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnd by declaring that life begins at conception, <strong>his manifesto appears to commit HHS to finding ways to outlaw IVF<\/strong>, which relies on generating multiple embryos, most of which are not implanted.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/politics\/politics-features\/maga-plan-attack-birth-control-surveil-women-ban-abortion-pill-1234934807\/\">Rolling Stone<\/a>: \u201cInside the MAGA Plan to Attack Birth Control, Surveil Women and Ban the Abortion Pill\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HeartlandSignal\/status\/1811494802665394616\">Vance<\/a>: <strong>\u201cI\u2019ve reviewed a lot of [Project 2025]. There are some good ideas in there.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/11\/13\/trump-loyalists-2024-presidential-election\">Axios<\/a>: <strong>\u201c[Project 2025] is undeniably a Trump-driven operation.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FACT: Vance celebrated when Trump \u201cproudly\u201d overturned <\/strong><strong><em>Roe v. Wade<\/em><\/strong><strong> and made cruel abortion bans across the country possible<\/strong><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1r6O9B1Io0BqVWovloYjbYKfKo32Lk10j\/view\">Vance<\/a>: \u201cI think that what I really think on \u2013 <strong>so first of all, the <\/strong><strong><em>Dobbs<\/em><\/strong><strong> decision, everybody knows, overruled <\/strong><strong><em>Roe v. Wade<\/em><\/strong><strong> \u2013 I think that was the right decision.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KamalaHQ\/status\/1777313236288712970\">Trump<\/a>: <strong>\u201cI was proudly the person responsible for the ending of <\/strong><strong><em>Roe v. Wade<\/em><\/strong><strong>\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BidenHQ\/status\/1745277154236260693\">Trump<\/a>: <strong>\u201cFor 54 years they were trying to get <\/strong><strong><em>Roe v. Wade<\/em><\/strong><strong> terminated, and I did it, and I\u2019m proud to have done it. \u2026 Nobody else was going to get that done but me, and we did it, and we did something that was a miracle.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2024\/us\/abortion-laws-roe-v-wade.html\">New York Times<\/a>: <strong>22 states across the country currently have abortion bans.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-says-hes-proud-most-pro-life-president-history-anniversary-roe-v-wade-overturn\">Fox News<\/a>: \u201cTrump says he\u2019s \u2018proud to be the most pro-life president\u2019 in US history on anniversary of Roe v. Wade overturn\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FACT: Attacks on reproductive freedom, like Trump and Vance\u2019s anti-choice Project 2025 agenda, are wildly unpopular.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2023\/06\/18\/poll-abortion-support-dobbs-overturned-roe-v-wade\/70320647007\/\">USA Today<\/a>:<strong> \u201cAmericans overwhelmingly oppose the next goal of many anti-abortion activists, to enact a federal law banning abortion nationwide.<\/strong> By 80%-14%, those surveyed opposed that idea, including 65% of Republicans and 83% of independents.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/06\/13\/abortion-2024-election-poll\">Axios<\/a>: <strong>\u201cRecord share of U.S. voters back abortion rights and will vote on it: Gallup\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/elections\/abortion-rights-won-every-election-roe-v-wade-overturned-rcna99031\">NBC News<\/a>: <strong>\u201cAbortion rights have won in every election since Roe v. 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