Abortion foes see hope if they can get GOP governors to spend political capital - Washington Examiner

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : Jon Schweppe, policy director for the pro-family advocacy group the American Principles Project, told the Washington Examiner that perhaps the biggest lesson from 2024 is that the public outrage about the overturning of Roe has dwindled enough that Republicans may be more comfortable to express anti-abortion positions again.
57% : During the 2024 elections, anti-abortion advocates successfully defeated measures in three states: Florida, South Dakota, and Nebraska.
56% : Although seven other states passed abortion-rights amendments during this election cycle, anti-abortion advocates predict that the three victories will hold the secret for winning more state-level abortion fights in 2026.
56% : DeSantis campaigned with anti-abortion doctors across the state to tell voters that Amendment 4 would essentially allow abortion throughout pregnancy.
56% : "And we have to do it because the big institutions of our society are now pro-abortion, the media, higher education, Hollywood.
54% : Even with the active support of Republican leaders, anti-abortion campaigns require significant capital to wage a successful fight against abortion-rights constitutional amendments.
53% : Although the organization's immediate goal in the aftermath of the election is to influence the policy decisions of Trump, Pritchard said that gaining the support of Republicans at the state level will be vital moving into 2026.
51% : Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration launched a public awareness campaign in May rebutting claims from abortion-rights proponents, who claimed that the state's law created risks for women with problem pregnancies.
50% : They will look to enlist the help of GOP officeholders who are willing to campaign for anti-abortion measures, raise funds to pay for ads and organization, and directly appeal to voters to keep protections for unborn children.
50% : "With both a GOP trifecta in Washington and the success of the ballot initiatives, anti-abortion leaders hope that more state-level Republicans will embrace a DeSantis-like approach to abortion politics.
50% : And in South Dakota, anti-abortion resources actually surpassed those of the abortion-rights camp, a rare occurrence.
47% : Now, anti-abortion advocates are saying that direct campaigning by top Republicans is a key asset for any amendment battles in the next election cycle.
41% : Michael New, a political economy professor at the Catholic University of America, told the Washington Examiner that the fundraising capacity of anti-abortion advocates was essential to the three victories in South Dakota, Nebraska, and Florida.

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