Todd Blanche Wants A Nationwide Abortion Ban - Then He Will Go After Birth Control
Summary
Hawk discusses Todd Blanche’s confirmation as Attorney General and his pledge to restrict abortion access nationwide. He analyzes Blanche’s potential use of the 1873 Comstock Act to ban mail-order abortion pills, which account for 65% of U.S. abortions. Hawk argues that enforcing this law would cause birth rates to plummet and create severe public health crises. He criticizes the political hypocrisy and predicts significant societal fallout from such a ban.
Topics discussed
Intro: Todd Blanche nomination update
Blanche's promises to faith leaders on abortion
The Comstock Act as a legal mechanism
Medication abortion statistics and impact
The secret conference call and Blumenthal's reaction
Critique of abortion bans and birth rates
Potential nationwide contraception ban fallout
Israel comparison and closing thoughts
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