Sexism by the numbers
• 84% of lawmakers who sponsored state "trigger laws" banning abortion are men.
• The laws had zero women sponsors in five states; 12 of the 13 governors who signed them into law are men.
• 91% of US senators who voted to confirm Supreme Court justices in the anti-Roe majority are men.
• A total of 380 state legislators served as lead sponsor or cosponsor of abortion bans in 13 states that take effect as soon as the high court overturns the landmark decision. They're predominantly men, too — 84%.
• In fact, five of these so-called "trigger laws" — in Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and Tennessee — had zero women sponsors or co-sponsors. Of the 13 governors who signed them into law, 12 are Republican men. Yet the language in these laws specifically targets women.
The vast majority of political players behind these bans were also Republicans, including 86% of bill sponsors. All of the anti-Roe justices were nominated by Republican men and 94% of the senators who voted to confirm the justices were Republican.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/behind-a-looming-wave-of-state-abortion-bans-there-are-a-lot-of-men/ar-AAX6V1g?rt=1&ocid=Win10NewsApp&referrerID=InAppShare
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• The laws had zero women sponsors in five states; 12 of the 13 governors who signed them into law are men.
• 91% of US senators who voted to confirm Supreme Court justices in the anti-Roe majority are men.
• A total of 380 state legislators served as lead sponsor or cosponsor of abortion bans in 13 states that take effect as soon as the high court overturns the landmark decision. They're predominantly men, too — 84%.
• In fact, five of these so-called "trigger laws" — in Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and Tennessee — had zero women sponsors or co-sponsors. Of the 13 governors who signed them into law, 12 are Republican men. Yet the language in these laws specifically targets women.
The vast majority of political players behind these bans were also Republicans, including 86% of bill sponsors. All of the anti-Roe justices were nominated by Republican men and 94% of the senators who voted to confirm the justices were Republican.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/behind-a-looming-wave-of-state-abortion-bans-there-are-a-lot-of-men/ar-AAX6V1g?rt=1&ocid=Win10NewsApp&referrerID=InAppShare
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