{"id":1031041,"date":"2024-04-30T20:25:07","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T20:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1031041"},"modified":"2024-04-30T20:25:07","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T20:25:07","slug":"southern-democratic-party-chairs-hold-trump-accountable-for-his-abortion-bans-across-the-south-on-eve-of-fls-extreme-ban-taking-effect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/southern-democratic-party-chairs-hold-trump-accountable-for-his-abortion-bans-across-the-south-on-eve-of-fls-extreme-ban-taking-effect\/","title":{"rendered":"Southern Democratic Party Chairs Hold Trump Accountable for His Abortion Bans Across the South on Eve of FL\u2019s Extreme Ban Taking Effect"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This morning, the DNC hosted a press call with Southern state Democratic Party Chairs Nikki Fried (FL), Nikema Williams (GA), Susan Swecker (VA), and Anderson Clayton (NC) ahead of the extreme abortion ban Donald Trump made possible taking effect in Florida tomorrow. Because of Donald Trump, abortion is banned across every state in the South barring Virginia, where Democrats successfully defeated Republicans\u2019 attempts. On the call, the Democratic state party chairs had a simple message: Trump is responsible for extreme abortion bans in Florida and across the country \u2013 and he won\u2019t stop until abortion is banned nationwide.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Find highlights from the press call below:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-us.googleusercontent.com\/wUfPjlJwnWQkGYfiwg3zO2Uqdofj76SUfScd3CYhPm3oEVrsyjjZBBTHdIVasAT_wU-DUq3kDE67AP7kCvEbEvEEyFA9cdNypmu8RxAfv1aaHHhFTxFcnHmNJ0h9G9Dsft5x6mqYntWvRaC0XTVzg7M\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SyNqKmTt-Oshttps:\/\/youtu.be\/SyNqKmTt-Os\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAll of this cruelty and chaos can be traced back to Donald Trump \u2013 who, and I quote, \u2018proudly\u2019 paved the way for women\u2019s reproductive freedoms to be ripped away with the overturning of <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em>. Now, he says, state bans are \u2013 and I quote again from Trump \u2013 \u2018working the way they are supposed to,\u2019\u201d <strong>said Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried<\/strong>. \u201cWith Florida\u2019s ban going into effect tomorrow, access to reproductive health care is now effectively eliminated across the South.\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SyNqKmTt-Oshttps:\/\/youtu.be\/SyNqKmTt-Os\">WATCH HERE<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-us.googleusercontent.com\/snFZC8GNICDxroUvea7EqU1L9eX-Bp9T-hbzKzYzIETN6hU3LbpvHqRZ6f-aYMhCgjaXzJrOHTxie6d0CmEd2Y0Q02RBunvDc0Utmjltj-lg_cBNMywEYzwr3Vd6W8QmuYxqi8IRfwBH4S9GkS7swls\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Cha_25nWmkg\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe cannot let Donald Trump implement a national abortion ban. He is responsible for the pain and suffering that women in the South have endured. He even brags about it. We know in Virginia that voters go to the polls with abortion at the top of their minds,\u201d<strong> said Virginia Democratic Party Chair Susan Swecker.<\/strong> \u201cWe know in Virginia that our Democrats have protected and fought for not only Virginians, but women across the South. And we know in Virginia that our reproductive rights cannot be taken for granted. Because we also know that if Donald Trump gets back into the White House, he will try to take his extreme abortion ban nationwide and rip reproductive rights away from Virginians, as well.\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Cha_25nWmkg\">WATCH HERE<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-us.googleusercontent.com\/0Wtu7Q11U6jCQTeLFENRyc17AqWfhjjgIGVzFT1pa_WYQSOW-CbYH-PC7jmdqycJt36TPt-neY-i8B8Httyd2rOoGngKa-9dEFTFOPcyN5G9IHzlTtp_QvNQ157j_diNnCEf8iHyzF4QxklgF9L5E40\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/iKFenhaFyaw\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe reality we\u2019re living with in the South is a stark reminder of why we need President Biden and Vice President Harris in the White House. We know they\u2019ll stand with the vast majority of Americans who support the right to choose, and that if given a Democratic Congress, we will restore the protections of <em>Roe<\/em> in federal law once and for all,\u201d <strong>said Georgia Democratic Party Chair Nikema Williams<\/strong>. \u201cBetween now and November, I\u2019ll be reminding voters every single day that there is only one choice at the ballot box to protect reproductive freedoms \u2013 and that\u2019s reelecting President Biden and Vice President Harris.\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/iKFenhaFyaw\">WATCH HERE<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-us.googleusercontent.com\/rY7GfRRHt9h8Gr5GCKZPCo31wTKzg8mOR2ZAhIYzLHMnBMcUoNQx9BicFYqkMEmNRQ8FwuNY_nVOYZC0vLTvqGftH0bboti1EK9yG3dV89GkTrMqZpyMwhMiwhBNRLibViM0HWnre_cdySPP-TuX5uQ\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/NtZhjsOQfA8\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis election cycle \u2013 everything is on the line,\u201d <strong>said North Carolina Democratic Party Chair Anderson Clayton<\/strong>. \u201cBecause Trump overturned <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em>, women are struggling to access the basic care they need \u2013 especially women living in rural communities, where Trump\u2019s overturn of <em>Roe<\/em> has supercharged a health care workforce shortage and created a medical crisis.\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/NtZhjsOQfA8\">WATCH HERE<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This morning, the DNC hosted a press call with Southern state Democratic Party Chairs Nikki Fried (FL), Nikema Williams (GA), Susan Swecker (VA), and Anderson Clayton (NC) ahead of the extreme abortion ban Donald Trump made possible taking effect in Florida tomorrow. 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