CNN: Ohio Abortion Ban ‘Could Be a Problem’ for Women’s ‘Right to Choose’

CNN: Ohio Abortion Ban 'Could Be a Problem' for Women's 'Right to Choose' (NewsBusters)

On Saturday's New Day on CNN, during a seven-and-a-half-minute segment dealing with Ohio's "Heartbeat Bill" that seeks to ban abortion after a heartbeat can be detected, partisan phraseology associated with the liberal side of the issue were repeatedly used by the various on-air CNN personalities who commented on the issue, while the only couple of times when the word choice preferred by conservatives could be heard was in a soundbite from a pro-life activist when the word "pro-life" was used.

The phrase "right to choose" was heard five times, the word "anti-abortion" was heard twice, and the word "pro-choice" once. None of the CNN staff used the term "pro-life" at all, and the only utterance of a word choice not in line with the liberal point of view by any of the CNN staff was a labeling of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy as being "pro-abortion rights."

CNN legal analyst Joey Jackson ended up warning of the potential "problem" that the law might someday be upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court: "So I think long-term, Christi, there could be a problem. Immediately, I think things stay status quo, and women continue to have the rights and the abilities to make decisions about the most personal things and aspects of their life."