Julie Tsirkin on Some Republicans Moving Away from the Term Pro-Life: It Doesn’t Resonate with Voters

RUSH TRANSCRIPT BARBER For ░░░░░░░░ the battle over abortion ░░░░░░░░ has been framed by ░░░░░░░░ key phrase supporters of ░░░░░░░░ rights of use the ░░░░░░░░ pro choice Opponents of ░░░░░░░░ rights have used the ░░░░░░░░ pro life According to ░░░░░░░░ Seventy six percent of ░░░░░░░░ consider themselves pro life ░░░░░░░░ now it appears some ░░░░░░░░ g o p want ░░░░░░░░ move away from the ░░░░░░░░ altogether and be senior ░░░░░░░░ correspondent Julie joins us ░░░░░░░░ julie What is sparking ░░░░░░░░ about the term pro ░░░░░░░░ among people in the ░░░░░░░░ Party when they seem ░░░░░░░░ have embraced it for ░░░░░░░░ long hairless and yeah ░░░░░░░░ Alison Excuse me for ░░░░░░░░ than five decades They ░░░░░░░░ embraced this term to ░░░░░░░░ this sort of front ░░░░░░░░ their movement certainly end ░░░░░░░░ groups have and what ░░░░░░░░ colleagues and I have ░░░░░░░░ and speaking with nearly ░░░░░░░░ dozen senators who attended ░░░░░░░░ bunch this week behind ░░░░░░░░ doors with Republican strategist ░░░░░░░░ Republicans have said that ░░░░░░░░ these posters are concerned ░░░░░░░░ the term pro life ░░░░░░░░ not resonate with voters ░░░░░░░░ way it used to ░░░░░░░░ s say before the ░░░░░░░░ Court court overturned Roe ░░░░░░░░ Wade so in our ░░░░░░░░ faiths urged senators to ░░░░░░░░ more specific in the ░░░░░░░░ they re using which ░░░░░░░░ so interesting I ll ░░░░░░░░ you an example in ░░░░░░░░ case of Josh Hawley ░░░░░░░░ Missouri for example who ░░░░░░░░ me that pro life ░░░░░░░░ mean to voters that ░░░░░░░░ are no exceptions for ░░░░░░░░ ever ever His own ░░░░░░░░ Missouri though ruled out ░░░░░░░░ exceptions for abortions they ░░░░░░░░ Some of them are ░░░░░░░░ laws in the whole ░░░░░░░░ no exceptions for rape ░░░░░░░░ incest something holly supports ░░░░░░░░ So julie What are ░░░░░░░░ of the terms that ░░░░░░░░ might consider using instead ░░░░░░░░ And that s interesting ░░░░░░░░ heard from send our ░░░░░░░░ for example who use ░░░░░░░░ term pro baby He ░░░░░░░░ clarified to ask that ░░░░░░░░ was a term of ░░░░░░░░ own creation but that ░░░░░░░░ kind of the where ░░░░░░░░ conversation was heading out ░░░░░░░░ You inside the meeting ░░░░░░░░ was no specific term ░░░░░░░░ out for lawmakers to ░░░░░░░░ using instead but this ░░░░░░░░ show you a shift ░░░░░░░░ messaging as Republicans lost ░░░░░░░░ the state level and ░░░░░░░░ the federal level losing ░░░░░░░░ Senate controlled The Senate ░░░░░░░░ November they re now ░░░░░░░░ to shift their strategy ░░░░░░░░ see if they can ░░░░░░░░ some of those voters ░░░░░░░░ especially as Democrats continue ░░░░░░░░ lead on this issue ░░░░░░░░ and down and make ░░░░░░░░ a pressing one in ░░░░░░░░ next election Some Democrats ░░░░░░░░ to our reporting had ░░░░░░░░ me just a few ░░░░░░░░ ago that no matter ░░░░░░░░ you put it you ░░░░░░░░ call the different name ░░░░░░░░ what it is and ░░░░░░░░ it s actually doing ░░░░░░░░ the same and that ░░░░░░░░ in their view Republicans ░░░░░░░░ abortion rights away from ░░░░░░░░