Abortion Abolitionists Play the Long Game
EXPOSED BY CMD
Investigative reporting conducted by the Center for Media and Democracy in the spring of 2025 identified at least 15 abolition bills that had been introduced in 13 states by early May. CMD’s analysis also determined that Bradley Pierce, president of the Foundation to Abolish Abortion and Abolish Abortion Texas, was the likely author of all these bills.
As abolitionists continue to expand their movement nationally, individual battles are being waged in statehouses across the country. The following examples illustrate the rhetoric and tactics employed by abolitionists now fighting to pass legislation at the state level.