The Anti-Abortion Movement Is Splintering
MOTHER JONES
Like their more mainstream pro-life counterparts, abolitionists often protest outside abortion clinics—but abolitionists also target other protesters who theoretically are on the same side. They reason that these other anti-abortion protesters are not sufficiently dedicated to eradicating abortion.
Over the last few years, several prominent and more mainstream supporters of the anti-abortion movement have embraced abolitionist rhetoric. In a 2023 episode of her podcast Relatable, conservative influencer Allie Beth Stuckey hosted Foundation to Abolish Abortion head Bradley Pierce, who argued that abortion should be considered murder.