Analysis: The GOP and where it’s headed on criminalizing abortion
By Aaron Blake Aaron Blake Senior political reporter, writing for The Fix Email Bio Follow May 11 at 5:22 PM After the public learned last week that the Supreme Court was poised to apparently overturn Roe v. Wade, Republicans’ Senate campaign arm was quick to send out word on where the party stands — or perhaps would be wise to stand — when it comes to criminalizing abortion.
Despite the committee’s claim, many red states have laws — including so-called trigger laws that will go into effect if and when Roe is overturned — that make abortion a crime potentially punishable by years in jail. The vast majority of these laws aim punishments only and expressly at the provider, carrying sentences that range between two to 15 or even 20 years. But some of these laws leave that unclear.
Polls show that many Americans see this as a red line — but not in a way that will mean the issue is off the table for the Republican base. When you separate jail time from fines or other punishments, support for the more extreme punishments falls, but still remains. A Pew Research Center poll earlier this year found 21 percent of Republicans and Republican-leaning voters supported putting women who obtain abortions in jail, and 40 percent supported putting doctors in jail.
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