‘Abortion Rights Have Won in Every Election Since Roe v. Wade Was Overturned’
An August 2023 r/politics thread observed that despite the predictions of many pundits, the issue of abortion rights was not fading away.
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Ann Coulter’s ‘Compromise on Abortion’ Tweet
A tweet about an “abortion compromise” was attributed to conservative pundit Ann Coulter, and it circulated in screenshot form.
Facebook, Google Supplied User Data to Help Police Locate ‘Abortion Seekers’ in the United States?
In March 2023, several outlets reported that Google and Facebook (Meta) complied with requests for user data in order to prosecute people seeking abortions.
‘He Gets Us’ Ads and Abortion Access Lawsuit
In February 2023, “He Gets Us” ads drew attention, leading to a claim that the “same group” financed a lawsuit to limit access to abortion
‘Late Term Abortion’ Legislation
After a June 2022 Supreme Court decision leaving abortion “to the states,” the South Carolina Republican introduced the “Protecting Pain-Capable Unborn Children From Late-Term Abortions Act.”
GOP Candidates Scrub Anti-Abortion Positions From Campaign Sites After Kansas Referendum
Republican candidates rushed to conceal their positions on abortion rights after the results of a referendum in Kansas showed overwhelming support for them.
‘Louisiana Withholding Flood Funding from New Orleans’ in Abortion Disagreement
On August 22 2022, an Imgur account shared a screenshot of the following tweet, which claimed that the state of Louisiana was withholding flood funding from New Orleans in an abortion-related disagreement — just as the anniversary of 2005’s destructive Hurricane Katrina was approaching: The tweet included no link to any news supporting the claim, and it …
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‘West Virginia Governor Denies Request’ for Abortion Vote ‘After Seeing What Happened in Kansas’
Screenshots, tweets, and articles suggested that West Virginia’s Governor rejected attempts to put abortion rights to a vote in August 2022 — after Kansas overwhelmingly voted in favor of abortion access.
EU Parliament Roe v. Wade Resolution Vote
In July 2022, the European Parliament voted to condemn the United States Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
L.A.’s Mayoral Candidates Mum after Police Attacks on Journalists at Roe v. Wade Protests
At least eight attacks were reported during June 24 2022 demonstrations.