Those who perpetuate the perception that abortion is a standalone issue, separate from “important issues,” are endangering Americans. All Americans.
Right-wing extremists try to deceive voters into thinking that abortion bans won’t negatively affect their lives — whether they know anyone who ever needed the procedure or not. They mischaracterize it as a women’s issue, demonize it as a moral failure, dismiss it as a mere “distraction,” and use it as a reliable dog whistle to rally their base. But before they cast their ballots in a few days, Americans need to understand one obvious fact: Banning abortion affects all of us.
Across the country, we hear stories of ordinary people whose lives were unexpectedly upended by abortion restrictions — many of whom may have even supported these bans. These Americans have become collateral damage to draconian, narrow-minded, misogynistic and hypocritical policies.
