In Final Month of Campaign, Ron Johnson’s Dangerous Anti-Abortion Record is in the Spotlight
MADISON, Wis. — As election day nears, Ron Johnson’s dangerous stance on reproductive freedom is coming front and center. He’s cosponsored a personhood bill that made no exceptions for abortion, even in the cases of rape and incest. Johnson has supported eight national abortion bans, including co-sponsoring the national abortion ban Lindsey Graham introduced seven times.
While Johnson has tried to outrun his past by saying the issue of abortion should be left to the voters, he scoffed at the idea when it was presented.
“As hard as he tries, Ron Johnson cannot hide his dangerous agenda to take away reproductive freedoms from Wisconsinites. Voters are ready to protect their human rights and vote Ron Johnson out of office this November.” said Democratic Party of Wisconsin Senior Advisor Philip Shulman.
Johnson has completely dismissed the reality facing Wisconsinites who have long feared what would happen if Roe v. Wade was overturned, “I don’t view that [as] such a huge threat to women’s health. I think – I think things would be just fine.” He went so far as to say if people don’t like the abortion laws in their state they “can move.”
Additional Background:
- July 2021: Johnson Joined Forty-Three Of His Senate Republican Colleagues And Signed On To An Amicus Brief In Dobbs V. Jackson Women’s Health Organization That Urged The Court To Uphold Mississippi’s Law That Banned Abortion After 15 Weeks Of Pregnancy. “U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Roger Wicker (R-MS) and 41 Senate colleagues today filed an amicus brief in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization urging the court to uphold Mississippi’s law to protect unborn babies after 15 weeks of pregnancy. ‘All life is sacred. Mississippi’s law protecting the lives of unborn children must be upheld,’ said Dr. Cassidy. ‘This brief lends our support as the Supreme Court considers this case.’ ‘In taking up Mississippi’s pro-life law, the Supreme Court has a chance to reconsider the current misguided abortion jurisprudence. As a Senator, as a woman, and as a mother, I think this case offers us a chance to overturn Roe and return the abortion issue to the political process and away from activist judges,’ said Senator Hyde-Smith. ‘I am thankful so many of my colleagues are standing with Mississippi and against unlimited abortion on demand in this case.’ […] Other senators signed on to the brief include Senators Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Richard Shelby, (R-AL), James Inhofe (R-OK), Mike Crapo (R-ID), John Cornyn (R-TX), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Richard Burr (R-NC), John Thune (R-SD), John Barrasso (R-WY), James Risch (R-ID), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Rob Portman (R-OH), John Boozman (R-AR), Pat Toomey (R-PA), John Hoeven (R-ND), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Ron Johnson (R-WI) […].” [Senator Bill Cassidy, Press Release, 7/29/21]
- Johnson Co-Sponsored A Bill To Amend The Constitution To Extend The 14th Amendment To The Unborn. In November 2011, Johnson co-sponsored “a bill to implement equal protection under the 14th article of amendment to the Constitution for the right to life of each born and unborn human person.” [CQ, 4/20/12; S. 91, Co-Sponsored 11/3/11, Introduced 1/25/11]
- The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, which would implement a twenty-week abortion ban and criminalize performing an abortion, has been introduced seven times since 2012. Ron Johnson cosponsored every bill.
- [S. 1670, 113th Congress, Introduced 11/7/13, Cosponsored 11/7/13; S. 1553, 114th Congress, Introduced 6/11/15, Cosponsored 6/11/15; S. 1922, 115th Congress, Introduced 10/5/17, Cosponsored 10/5/17; S. 2311, 115th Congress, Introduced 1/16/18, Cosponsored1/16/18; S. 160, 116th Congress, Introduced 1/16/19, Cosponsored 1/16/19; S. 3275, 116th Congress, Introduced 2/11/20, Cosponsored 2/11/20; S. 61, 117th Congress, Introduced 1/17/21, Cosponsored,1/17/21]
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