The Trump administration is intentionally slow-rolling efforts to restrict abortion pill access until after the midterms. Once they’re over, “the gloves will be off,” according to one anti-abortion advocate who spoke with The Washington Sun.

US Attorney General Todd Blanche said during his July confirmation hearing that rules allowing abortion pills to be shipped nationwide were “wrong” and that he’d seek to review them. He’s also reportedly assured faith leaders he would work to ban abortion “in every single state.”

But according to a Friday report from the Sun, White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles has intervened to limit the potential political fallout of new sweeping restrictions on a method that accounts for nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the US.

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    But people who don’t think Democrats are absolute perfect angelic specimens should totally just sit out elections to “send a message”. I’m sure that is the answer.

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    This time it’s abortion, next year it’s women’s voting rights. Guys, this HAS to end. This cannot keep going like this. At some point, we cannot just keep coasting by waiting for some miracle to happen. WE have to force them out by force it comes to it. This is ridiculous.

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    Oh after the midterms, America is going to be absolutely locked the fuck down. There will be nothing left to lose and he will definitely make a run for martial law in preparation for his overthrowing of our government.

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    This was always coming.

    First mifepristone/misoprostol will be removed from pharmacies.

    Then Plan-B mysteriously disappears from shelves - the excuse will be that it shouldn’t be OTC, it requires a prescription. And those will become super ultra mega restricted. Anyone prescribing it will be scrutinized.

    Then hormonal birth control pills will be declared too dangerous - they’ll say that stroke and cardiac risks need to be “reassessed.”

    That’s their plan.

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    Vote, vote, vote!!

    They’re going to do it after the midterms regardless. Punish them NOW:

    But administration officials have also informed anti-abortion leaders, who have aggressively pressed the administration to move quickly to restrict abortion access, that any action on abortion would take place after the midterm elections, multiple sources told The Sun.

    “Once the midterms are over and it’s truly lame-duck time, we’ve heard the gloves will be off,” one conservative in touch with the administration, granted anonymity to discuss private conversations, said. “We have heard we have friends, and there are definitely people who are staunch pro-lifers.”

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      Once the midterms are over and it’s truly lame-duck time, we’ve heard the gloves will be off

      The gloves aren’t already off? The masks are off. Is this how they behave with gloves on?

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      Post midterms is now “lame-duck time” wow.

      edit: oh wait, yeah it is lame duck time for the outgoing reps and senators, doy.

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    What is more vile that forcing another life to be brought into this sick world to a parent that doesn’t even want it. Absolutely ludicrous.

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    I would say they could never get elected if they’re honest about their intentions. But for 30% of voters apparently they can outright say half the evil shit and be loved for it.

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      They spent about 50 years fighting against Roe and are not about to give up now. The 30% or so are the people that were gleeful about trigger laws in various states. They are the types that started setting up bounties for people to sue women that were traveling to other states to exercise their rights. They are the kinds of people that want to track pregnant women taking flights, etc…

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      these are also uninformed people who spend little time watching the news or paying attention to anything outside of their circle