Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

General Discussion

Showing Original Post only (View all)

TheProle

(2,217 posts)
Thu Jan 11, 2024, 07:08 PM Jan 2024

Is the President properly articulating a plan to restore reproductive rights? [View all]

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


?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1745280353126789161%7Ctwgr%5E6d0cbd90702e42fe8b9d0d7bda0349b67337542f%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fjezebel.com%2Fembed%2Finset%2Fiframe%3Fid%3Dtwitter-1745280353126789161autosize%3D1

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?
13 votes, 0 passes | Time left: Unlimited
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%)
Show usernames
Disclaimer: This is an Internet poll
12 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Latest Discussions»General Discussion»Is the President properly...