🔒🚫👩⚕️🌺 Da Battle fo’ Abortion Rights: Democrats Try Fo’ Protect Women’s Health Against G.O.P. Opposition
Senate Democrats wen’ make deir move to defend abortion rights an’ protect women’s health by puttin’ forth a set o’ bills in da Senate, knowing full well dat da Republicans gonna block ’em. Dis action coincide wit’ da upcoming anniversary o’ da Supreme Court decision dat overturned Roe v. Wade, an’ dey hope fo’ remind voters dat da G.O.P. be standin’ against measures wit’ wide voter support.
Da Democratic majority leader, Senator Chuck Schumer from New York, planned to bring four bills to da Senate floor dat would secure a woman’s right to abortion access an’ contraception. He wen’ choose dis route, knowin’ dat unanimous consent from all senators be necessary, an’ any objection from a single Republican would mean da failure o’ da bills.
An’ das da whole point: fo’ put da Republicans in a position where dey block common-sense bills dat protect existin’ rights, an’ to highlight how opposition to abortion rights an’ related issues be a political liability fo’ da G.O.P. at da national level.
Senator Patty Murray, a Democrat from Washington, said, “As we fight to get da votes we need to restore Roe, it’s imperative dat we make plain to da country just how extreme an’ dangerous Republicans’ anti-abortion agenda is.” 💪🗳️🔴
Some Republicans dismissed dis move as nothin’ mo’ dan a partisan “Dobbs messaging festival” durin’ a busy week o’ committee work before Congress go on a two-week recess. (Da case dat overturned da right to abortion be Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.) But Mr. Schumer make it clear dat Democrats gonna use dis opportunity to expose da Republicans’ radical, anti-choice agenda fo’ what it truly be: an endless pursuit o’ a nationwide abortion ban. 🙄🔇🎪
Da proposed legislation expected to be taken up by da Senate on Wednesday afternoon includes a bill fo’ enshrine da right to use birth control into law, a bill fo’ ensure women can travel freely fo’ abortion care even if dey stay in states dat ban travel outta state fo’ such care, a bill to ensure doctors can continue providin’ safe an’ legal abortion care without fear o’ bein’ held liable, an’ a bill to protect people’s online health data from bein’ used against ’em. 💊✈️⚖️🔒💻
Da outcome look pretty predictable: Republicans block plenny o’ da same bills last year. Da Senate also failed to pass legislation last year fo’ guarantee abortion rights nationwide as Republicans an’ one Democrat blocked an effort to make Roe v. Wade precedent federal law.
Since da overturnin’ o’ Roe, 14 states wen’ pass near-complete abortion bans. Anodda eight states wen’ pass abortion bans dat currently stay blocked by da courts. But da backlash also help Democrats in national elections. Plenny Americans support some access to abortion, an’ dat show in recent polls. Da reaction to da Dobbs decision even help balance out an expected “red wave” in last year’s midterm elections. 🌊📊🗳️
But House Republicans still tryin’ fo’ appeal to deir conservative base, an’ dat mean makin’ access to abortion even mo’ difficult. After takin’ control o’ da House in January, Republicans pushed through legislation dat could criminally penalize doctors who perform abortions.
Representative Elise Stefanik, a Republican from New York, speakin’ dis week, say protectin’ life no be an extreme position. In her speech in front of an anti-abortion group, Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, Ms. Stefanik tried to frame Democrats an’ progressives as extremists. 😤👥🔴
“Pro-life advocates were beaten by radicals in the streets, illegally targeted by President Biden’s F.B.I., and arrested in their homes with their children present for peacefully protesting and standing for life,” she said.
Still, it not clear dat message is resonatin’ wit’ voters. Representative Sharice Davids, a Democrat from Kansas, won re-election last year in a district dat was at da center of da fallout from da Dobbs decision, a red state where residents voted overwhelmingly to reject an initiative dat would have ended abortion rights in da state.
“It was very impactful when it came to my re-election efforts,” Ms. Davids said in an interview this week, referrin’ to da Supreme Court’s decision a year ago. “It’s an interesting tactic for folks with more extreme positions on dis stuff to continue to push—even when voters have shown up at da ballot box to say dis not da thing we want you, Congress, to be legislating.” 🎙️🤷♀️📈
On Tuesday, da Senate confirmed Julie Rikelman, an abortion-rights lawyer, as a federal appeals court judge. Ms. Rikelman represented da Mississippi abortion clinic in da Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, da case dat lead to da overturnin’ of Roe v. Wade. 👩⚖️✍️🔀
The battle fo’ abortion rights continues, wit’ Democrats usin’ strategic moves to challenge da G.O.P.’s stance. As da political landscape evolves, da fight over women’s health and reproductive freedom gonna remain at da forefront. It remains to be seen how dis ongoing battle gonna shape da future o’ abortion rights in da United States. 🤔🌺🤰🏽🗽🇺🇸
NOW IN ENGLISH
😡👎 Da Local Dems Stay Makin’ Noise ‘Bout G.O.P. No Like Abortion Rights
Eh, da Senate Democrats stay stayin’ active and all, tryna bring some bills to da table fo’ protect women’s health and freedom fo’ choice when it come to abortions. But no can get past da Republicans, dey stay blockin’ ’em all. 🚫
Wednesday, Senator Chuck Schumer from New York, da big kahuna of da Democrats, stay ready fo’ bring four bills to da floor fo’ make sure women get access to abortions and contraception. But he gotta get consent from all da Senators, and if one Republican say “no can,” den da bills all go down da toilet. 🚽
Da reason behind all dis drama is fo’ show da people how Republicans no like protect da rights dat already exist. Da Democrats stay tryna make da G.O.P. look bad by highlightin’ dey opposition to abortion rights and all da stuff related to it. It stay hurtin’ dem politically, you know. 🤔
Senator Patty Murray from Washington said, “As we fight fo’ get da votes fo’ bring back Roe, we gotta make sure everybody know how extreme and dangerous da Republicans’ anti-abortion agenda stay.” She stay goin’ hard, yeah. 💪
Some Republicans, dey jus’ dismissin’ all dis action as a bunch of partisan stuff, sayin’ it’s like one “Dobbs messaging festival.” Dis all happenin’ when Congress stay busy workin’ on committees before dey go on break fo’ two weeks. You know how it stay. 🙄
But Mr. Schumer, he say da Democrats gonna use dis opportunity fo’ expose da Republicans’ real agenda. He say dey stay goin’ aftah one nation-wide ban on abortions, no mattah where you stay. 😠
Now, da bills dey stay plannin’ fo’ bring up in da Senate stay lookin’ good. Dey get one bill fo’ make birth control legal and all, anodah bill fo’ make sure women can travel fo’ get abortions, even if dey stay in states where dey no can get ’em. Dey like protect da doctors too, make sure dey no get in trouble when dey provide abortions to patients from oddah states. Oh, and dey even tryna protect people’s health data online so nobody can use ’em against ’em. 📜💻
But you know wat? Dis no look good fo’ da Democrats. Da Republicans stay blockin’ plenny of da same kind bills last year. Dey no can pass one law fo’ guarantee abortion rights all ova da country. Even one Democrat from da Senate, dey stay helpin’ da Republicans block da law fo’ protect da Roe v. Wade precedent. So no need be one genius fo’ figgah out how dis stay goin’ end. 🛑
Aftah da Roe decision wen kookoo, 14 states wen pass laws fo’ ban abortions flat out. Anodah eight states, dey wen try ban ’em too, but stay stuck in court right now. So yeah, plenny goin’ on wit’ dis abortion stuff. 😮
But you know wat else? Dis all helpin’ da Democrats. Mo’ and mo’ people stay sayin’ dey okay wit’ some access to abortions. Dey get polls showin’ dat. And da Dobbs decision, dat help dem in da last election too. People wen come out and vote, and no more “red wave” like dey thought. So yeah, some good came out of all dis. 🗳️🌊
But da Republicans in da House, dey no give up. Dey stay appealin’ to all da conservative people, you know? Dey like show how much dey against abortions. And dis year, when dey wen take control back, dey wen pass one bill fo’ make it even hardah fo’ women fo’ get abortions. Dey stay tryna make doctors who do abortions pay da price, too. 😡
One Republican lady from New York, Representative Elise Stefanik, she wen make one speech dis week. She stay say protectin’ life no stay extreme. She stay talkin’ in front of one anti-abortion group, Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America. She wen try make da Democrats look like all kinda crazies. 🤪
She say, “Da pro-life people stay get beat up in da streets, da F.B.I. stay harassin’ ’em, dey even stay get arrested in front of da keiki, all fo’ protestin’ peaceful-like fo’ save da babies.” She stay goin’ hard too, huh? 💔🤐
But you know wat? Da voters, dey no buyin’ dat story. Dis one Democrat lady, Representative Sharice Davids from Kansas, she wen win her re-election last year. And you know why? ‘Cause da people in her district no like da Dobbs decision, and dey wen vote ’em down. Dey no like Congress fo’ keep messin’ wit’ dis abortion stuff. She stay talkin’ sense, yeah? 😎✌️
Yesterday, da Senate wen confirm one lawyer, Julie Rikelman, fo’ be one appeals court judge. She one lawyer fo’ abortion rights, and she wen represent da Mississippi abortion clinic in da Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case. Dat da case wen cause Roe v. Wade fo’ get overturned. 🏛️🔁
So, dat da latest from da abortion front. Plenty action goin’ on, yeah. Da Democrats stay tryna protect women’s rights, da Republicans stay tryna block ’em. It stay one battle goin’ on, no mattah wat. We goin’ keep you updated, so stay tuned! 😉📰
