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![An abortion rights advocate participates in a protest outside of the U.S. Supreme Court Building on June 24, 2024, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-2159051859-400x300.jpg)
Experts Weigh In on How the “Chevron” Ruling Could Unravel Reproductive Rights
The case is another example that the “anti-abortion movement is not stopping at abortion,” said one expert.
![A woman wears a black hat with white text reading "ABORTION IS HEALTHCARE"](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0724-arkansas-abortion-400x300.jpg)
Arkansas Supreme Court Orders State to Count Abortion Amendment Signatures
The secretary of state had previously tried to disqualify the petition that more than 100,000 residents signed.
![Republican vice-presidential nominee J.D. Vance speaks during a fundraising event at Discovery World on July 17, 2024, on the third day of the Republican National Convention in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0718-jd-vance-400x300.jpg)
J.D. Vance RNC Speech Rewrites History, Downplays Anti-Abortion Views
The GOP vice presidential nominee also spewed anti-immigrant rhetoric, prompting the audience to chant “send them back."
![A banner of Republican Jesus Christ clutching a U.S. flag with the text "ONE NATION UNDER GOD" is hung on a wall](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0717-gop-jesus-400x300.jpg)
GOP Hasn’t “Softened” on Abortion — It’s Masking Extreme Policy With Vague Words
The Republican National Committee follows Trump’s lead in hiding anti-abortion schemes behind a veneer of moderation.
![Republican vice presidential candidate, Sen. J.D. Vance speaks to Donald Trump Jr. (left) during preparations for the second day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 16, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0717-jd-vance-400x300.jpg)
J.D. Vance Website, Including His Anti-Abortion Views, Mysteriously Disappears
Trump has made it a point to downplay his and the Republican Party's views on abortion in this year's election.
![The vice president of the Heritage Foundation, Roger Severino, speaks during the "Europa Viva 24" conference organized by far right wing party Vox at Palacio de Vistalegre on May 19, 2024, in Madrid, Spain.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0711-roger--400x300.jpg)
Project 2025 Aims to Turn HHS Into Far Right Anti-Abortion “Department of Life”
The author of the Project 2025 section on HHS also wants the department to reverse the FDA’s approval of mifepristone.
![The Arkansas State Capitol is pictured in Little Rock, Arkansas.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0711-arkansas-state-capitol-400x300.jpg)
State Officials Try to Reject Arkansas Abortion Ballot Measure on Technicality
Organizers are fighting to keep reproductive rights on the ballot despite interference by the GOP secretary of state.
![Rep Sylvia Garcia holds a sign reading "REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM NOW" while speaking quietly to Teresa Leger Fernandez, standing beside her](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0710-texas-abortion-400x300.jpg)
TX Officials Don’t Know How Anti-Abortion Pregnancy Centers Spend Tax Dollars
But that hasn’t stopped the cash from flowing, as Texas leads the nation in funding for “crisis pregnancy centers.”
![Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Liacouras Center on June 22, 2024, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0709-trump-400x300.jpg)
Trump Claims Ignorance on Project 2025 But Can’t Run From His Agenda 47 Plan
As Democrats squabble over their nominee, Trump and his acolytes know exactly what they will do if he wins.
![Former President Donald Trump walks on stage to deliver the keynote address at the Faith & Freedom Coalition's Road to Majority Policy Conference at the Washington Hilton on June 22, 2024, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0708-trump-400x300.jpg)
RNC Plans to Strategically Conceal Trump’s, GOP’s Abortion Views
Polling shows nearly two-thirds of voters in swing states back abortion rights in all or most circumstances.