Washington State to Maintain Abortion Pill Stockpile if Trump Wins

Published SEP 25 2024

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Above: Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks during a pro-choice rally and press conference in Seattle, Washington on May 3, 2022. Image copyright: *** GETTY *** Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images

The Spin

It's not hard to understand why Gov. Inslee and other Democratic governors are stockpiling abortion pills ahead of the 2024 US presidential election. If Trump happens to win in November, his second administration would sought to attack reproductive rights nationwide.

Slate Slate

Democrats are fearmongering on mifepristone in a desperate attempt to prevent Trump from returning to the White House. Given that the former president has publicly endorsed the Supreme Court decision to approve abortion pills and argued that abortion rights should be a state issue, it's clear he opposes a ban on mifepristone.

National Review

Metaculus Prediction

There's a 2% chance that elective abortion will be banned nationally in the United States before 2030, according to the Metaculus prediction community.