On Monday, former Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill (D) said Republicans and the pro-life movement “will not be happy until a rape victim is put in prison for taking the morning-after pill.” Her comments came in reaction to the Supreme Court’s decision to take up the case of a Mississippi law that bans abortions after 15 weeks. The case could pave the way for the conservative-leaning court to limit abortion rights that were solidified in the landmark Roe v. Wade decision.
“Yeah, this may end up being the situation that is often described as the dog catching the bus. And what happens in America in terms of the political climate if, in fact, this court overturns decades of precedent and fails to protect women’s reproductive freedoms via this Mississippi case. And, I got to tell you, Nicole, I don’t think younger voters remember what it was like before Roe v. Wade. I don’t think they realize these folks will not be happy until a rape victim is put in prison for taking the morning-after pill,” McCaskill said, referring to Republicans and pro-life advocates. “That’s the road they are going down. That’s the road they’ve been trying to go down for a long time even though they are really pushing provisions that are widely rejected by the vast majority of Americans.”
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