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ROUNDUP: Trump and Stein Double Down on National Abortion Bans, Republicans Deploy Dirty Third-Party Tricks

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – As Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz make their final pitch to voters about their positive vision for America, Republicans and third-party candidates are doubling down on passing a national abortion ban and restrictions on reproductive freedom. Republicans across the country are also engaging in dirty tricks to deceive voters in the final stretch. Just yesterday, Donald Trump intimated that he would tap Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to handle policy related to women’s health. For those keeping score at home, RFK Jr. said that he…

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MoveOn: Kennedy Jr. Can’t Wiggle Away on Abortion Stance

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to news that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is attempting to backtrack on his anti-abortion stance, MoveOn Political Action Chief Communications Officer Joel Payne released the following statement:  “Within the last year, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has supported an abortion ban and other restrictions on reproductive health. As recently as last week, his own running mate reaffirmed his anti-abortion views. We won’t let him wiggle out of this one.” ### MoveOn is celebrating 25 years of people-powered progress this year. For more than a generation, MoveOn…

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MoveOn: Kennedy Jr. Shadow MAGA Campaign Hires Insurrection Sympathizer and Reaffirms Support for Abortion Bans

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Shanahan: “My understanding is that he absolutely believes in the limits on abortion.” NBC News: “RFK Jr. hires GOP operative who called Jan. 6 ‘Democrat misdirection’” WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s running mate Nicole Shanahan gave an interview revealing, once again, that Kennedy Jr. supports limits on abortion. The interview follows NBC News’s reporting that Kennedy Jr. hired a former MAGA Republican spokesperson who had called the deadly insurrection “Democrat misdirection.” In response to Kennedy Jr.’s MAGA behavior, MoveOn Political Action Chief Communications Officer Joel Payne release…

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MoveOn Statement on Arizona Senate Democrats Voting to Protect Abortion Access

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to Arizona Senate Democrats voting to repeal a 160-year-old, near-total abortion ban, MoveOn Political Action Executive Director Rahna Epting issued the following statement: “This isn’t complicated: Democrats will protect abortion access and Republicans will take away our bodily autonomy at every opportunity they have. To be clear, Arizona still has an abortion ban in effect and this doesn’t solve MAGA Republicans’ attacks on reproductive freedom. Arizonans and voters across the country have a choice to make this fall between preserving our fundamental freedoms with Democrats or letting…

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MoveOn Statement on Arizona Enforcing 1864 Abortion Ban

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to the Arizona Supreme Court’s ruling siding with Arizona Republicans on a 160-year-old, near-total abortion ban that fails to protect people even when their health is at risk, MoveOn Political Action Executive Director Rahna Epting issued the following statement:  “Yesterday, Donald Trump said states should decide on abortion bans. Today, Arizona used a law from 1864 to ban nearly all abortions. This is the Republican plan. This is Donald Trump’s plan. They can’t run from it. They can’t hide from it. And they can’t lie…

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Military Colonel Resigns Post in Protest Against Biden’s Taxpayer-Funded Abortion Policy

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A military officer is retiring from service in protest against the Biden administration’s abortion policies. According to Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Col. Dillon R. Patterson voluntarily resigned from his position as the commander of the 188th Wing of the Arkansas Air National Guard on Dec. 18. In a letter Sanders addressed to President Joe Biden and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, she explained, “Unfortunately, Col. Patterson was forced to personally choose between either continuing his command or adhering to his sincerely held religious beliefs against abortion.” She continued, “Because he adhered…

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