To win back abortion rights, Democrats need to learn how to fight the moral battle being waged by anti-abortion theocrats—something clinic escorts do every day.
The fusion of QAnon and Pizzagate conspiracy theories with a homophobic moral panic makes the current Republican grooming smears a threat to the physical safety of LGBTQ people.
Republicans are pushing national wedge issues to the local level, but smart progressives are beating them.
JOHN NICHOLS
AFTER ROE: A NATION CONVERSATION
The end of Roe v. Wade would throw huge swaths of the country into abortion deserts and move the immediate fight to defend reproductive rights to the states, where this fall 36 governors and control of 88 state legislative chambers in 46 states will be decided. Join us May 26th for an urgent conversation about what comes next—featuring columnist Katha Pollitt, abortion access correspondent Amy Littlefield, and justice correspondent Elie Mystal. This event is free of charge and there will be ample time for audience questions. Learn more here.
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