Ron DeSantis’ “Voting Police” Are Targeting Abortion Rights Petitioners
Abortion is on the ballot in 10 states this election. Direct democracy has provided an extraordinary avenue for protecting abortion in red states, but it’s also become the target of increasingly dangerous attacks on voting rights from anti-abortion groups, politicians, and state officials. On this week’s episode of Amicus, Dahlia Lithwick was joined by Jessica Valenti—feminist columnist and author of the forthcoming Abortion: Our Bodies, Their Lies, and the Truths We Use to Win—and Lauren Brenzel, campaign director for the Yes on 4 initiative seeking to put abortion protections to...