Democrats warned Saturday of the repercussions of a federal judge’s decision to suspend the FDA’s approval of a key abortion medication, as they assailed Republicans’ support for restricting access to abortions and predicted political fallout.
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer called the decision “awful, extreme and unprecedented,” and Sen. Patty Murray said it was “the result of a decades-long effort by Republicans to ban abortion in every part of this country any way they can.” Sen. John Fetterman said in a statement that the ruling was “simply bulls--t.”
“Republicans are completely out of step,” said Emmy Ruiz, the White House director of political strategy and outreach. “It is not just what they say. It is what they do, and they have not stopped fighting to take away rights from women.” Lake predicted that trend would continue to help Democrats as abortion restrictions have led to increased turnout from younger women and suburban women, who have increasingly backed Democrats sinceSchumer said Republicans’ silence on the decision stems from their recognition that abortion restrictions are unpopular with a broad swath of Americans, including Republicans.“They’re afraid to speak out, but that is outrageous,” he told reporters Saturday on a call with Murray about the ruling.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is gearing up for a presidential run and who polls second behind Trump among Republican primary voters, has also been quiet on the ruling and the broader issue of abortion. But he could find the topic increasingly hard to sidestep: He is expected to sign a bill making its way through the Florida legislature that would ban most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.
Republicans’ anxieties ratcheted up this week after Democrats took control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday, with Janet Protasiewicz, who was backed by the Democratic Party, winning by 11 percentage points in a swing state where the fall ofpaved the way for a near-total ban on abortion. Protasiewicz made abortion rights central to her message, and she is expected to help the court reverse the ban.
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