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Republicans are trying to find a new term for ‘pro-life’ to stave off more electoral losses (www.nbcnews.com)

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Republican strategists are exploring a shift away from “pro-life” messaging on abortion after consistent Election Day losses for the GOP when reproductive rights were on the ballot.

At a closed-door meeting of Senate Republicans this week, the head of a super PAC closely aligned with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., presented poll results that suggested voters are reacting differently to commonly used terms like “pro-life” and “pro-choice” in the wake of last year’s Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, said several senators who were in the room.

The polling, which NBC News has not independently reviewed, was made available to senators Wednesday by former McConnell aide Steven Law and showed that “pro-life” no longer resonated with voters.

“What intrigued me the most about the results was that ‘pro-choice’ and ‘pro-life’ means something different now, that people see being pro-life as being against all abortions ... at all levels,” Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., said in an interview Thursday.

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said the polling made it clear to him that more specificity is needed in talking about abortion.

“Many voters think [‘pro-life’] means you’re for no exceptions in favor of abortion ever, ever, and ‘pro-choice’ now can mean any number of things. So the conversation was mostly oriented around how voters think of those labels, that they’ve shifted. So if you’re going to talk about the issue, you need to be specific,” Hawley said Thursday.

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[-] autotldr@lemmings.world 2 points 1 year ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

WASHINGTON — Republican strategists are exploring a shift away from “pro-life” messaging on abortion after consistent Election Day losses for the GOP when reproductive rights were on the ballot.

Senators who attended Law’s presentation said he encouraged Republicans to be as specific as possible when they describe their positions on abortion, highlighting findings that he said could have a negative impact on elections.

The NRSC, the source said, is “encouraging candidates to contrast that position with Democrats’ support for taxpayer-funded abortion without limits.”

An NBC News poll conducted in June found that 61% of all voters said they disapproved of the Supreme Court’s 5-4 Dobbs decision, which left the legality and conditions of abortion up to the states.

Ambassador Nikki Haley said her opponents were not being honest with Americans about what would be legislatively feasible when it comes to potential federal restrictions on abortion.

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[-] spider@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

"pro-life" no longer resonated with voters.

Makes sense, when the same party also believes in unlimited access to guns and assault weapons.

[-] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I'll give them the proper term, and this is for free: "forced birther".

[-] PseudoSpock@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

"Pro-Forced-Birth"

[-] jasondj@ttrpg.network 1 points 1 year ago

“Anti-choice”.

[-] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Maybe we can help them come up with another term. How about "pro-birth, but fuck the children"? Oh, maybe not. Conservatives would just butt-fuck even more children.

[-] DarthBueller@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Forced Birther

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