The reelection of Donald Trump and Republicans winning control of the federal government threaten the future of abortion rights, regardless of the state you live in. That is undeniable.

This will become clearer in the coming months when we see more challenges to access than we’ve witnessed in the two years since the fall of Roe v. Wade. This will happen regardless of what candidate Trump said all summer.

Trump has switched up his stance on abortion rights multiple times and now insists he won't sign a national abortion ban. I don't believe him. Vice President-elect JD Vance has said that he'd support a “minimum national standard."

Even if a national abortion ban does not come to fruition, the federal government can still heavily restrict access to the practice. Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation’s plan for a Trump presidency, wants to curtail access to medication abortion, as do other anti-abortion groups.

There’s a bill in the House that would outlaw obtaining a medical abortion via telehealth.

However, what we learned from the 2024 election is that abortion rights remain popular – even in states that ultimately went for Trump.

Republicans should treat this........

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