Health National Politics Sending Those Who Choose Abortion to Jail or to Their Death: The Growing Visibility of ‘Abortion Abolitionists’
“Abolitionists have long been considered an extremist fringe of the antiabortion movement without much influence. According to Political Research Associates, based on a common Christian Reconstructionist [politicalresearch.org] belief that “biblical law should supersede U.S. law,” abortion abolitionists have shared a “movement ecosystem [with] far-right and Christian nationalist organizations.” However, the dramatic increase in the number of abolitionist bills that have been filed by state lawmakers since the overturning of Roe v. Wade suggests that abortion abolitionists are gaining influence.”