Series of new advertisements target Republican efforts to criminalize abortions and a ‘war on travel’ for reproductive care
California’s governor, Gavin Newsom, is launching a series of new advertisements in Republican states targeting Republican efforts to criminalize having an abortion and “a war on travel” for reproductive care.
The first advertisement by Campaign for Democracy, Newsom’s political action committee (Pac), will air this week in Tennessee, where lawmakers are considering legislation that would make it illegal for anyone who helps a minor obtain an abortion without permission from their parents. Anyone found guilty of the offense could face between three and 15 years in prison.
Newsom’s ad opens with a young woman handcuffed to a hospital bed as she cries out for help. “Trump Republicans want to criminalize young women who travel to receive the reproductive care they need,” a voiceover says. “Don’t let them hold Tennessee women hostage.”
Newsom unveiled the ad on NBC News’s Meet the Press on Sunday. The Pac plans to air them in other states like Alabama, Mississippi and Oklahoma that are considering similar measures.
Newsom 2028?
Sure. I just wish I ended up in that other timeline where he was running this year.
Newsom/Witmer 2028 would be a hell of a Ticket. I think he’s gonna have a hard time winning some of the Midwest swing states just by being from California, but I think he’s still probably a viable candidate.