{"id":2282721,"date":"2024-06-24T14:00:10","date_gmt":"2024-06-24T18:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-misses-opportunity-to-reach-more-women-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-06-24T14:02:54","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T18:02:54","slug":"gop-misses-opportunity-to-reach-more-women-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-misses-opportunity-to-reach-more-women-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP misses opportunity to reach more women &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgop-misses-opportunity-to-reach-more-women-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2282721&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>U.S. Senator James Lankford (R-OK) sought to clarify the Republican stance on contraceptives and in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/human-experimentation-and-gene-editing-inside-chinas-race-to-create-genetically-modified-soldiers\/\" title=\"Human Experimentation And Gene-Editing: Inside China\u2019s Race To Create Genetically Modified Soldiers\">vitro fertilization<\/a> \u2062(IVF),\u2062 emphasizing that GOP \u2062opposition was not directed at these practices themselves but\u200d rather at\u2063 specific \u200delements included \u200cin\u200d recent proposed legislation by \u200bthe Democrats. Lankford highlighted that \u2062the legislation in question contained provisions that would undermine the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which he cited as unprecedented. He stressed that the Republican Party is not against contraceptives or IVF, contradicting Democratic claims, but opposed problematic aspects embedded within the bill.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/james-lankford\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>James Lankford<\/a> (R-OK) attempted to clarify <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republicans\u2019<\/a> stance on contraceptives and in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ivf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>vitro fertilization<\/a> Sunday, claiming GOP lawmakers are not against these treatments per se, but were instead opposed to other items Democrats put in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-lauds-state-rep-shirley-weber-established-africana-studies-professor-as-newsoms-secretary-of-state-pick\/\" title=\"Harris Lauds State Rep. Shirley Weber, Established Africana Studies Professor, As Newsom\u2019s Secretary Of State Pick\">recent legislation<\/a> concerning these topics.<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, Lankford said Senate Democrats legislation addressing contraception included language that would have undermined \u201cwhat\u2019s called the Religious Freedom Restoration Act for the first time in Congress\u2019s history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDemocrats right now are saying that Republicans are against contraceptives, they\u2019re against IVF, none of those things are true,\u201d Lankford said on NewsNation. \u201cAnd none of those things are actually being challenged.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey just said Republicans were against contraceptives, and they would just ignore all the other aspects of it that were built in the bill that obviously Republicans are saying that\u2019s a bridge too far,\u201d he added. \u201cWe\u2019re not opposed to contraceptives. We\u2019re not opposed to IVF. We are opposed to those areas you tucked down.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>This practice of combining unrelated bills only makes way for misinformation similar to what we see from the Left. <\/p>\n<p>Access to contraception is a bipartisan matter. In fact, around 90% of people in a FiveThirtyEight poll said birth control pills should be legal in \u201call\u201d or \u201cmost\u201d cases, and 81% said the same about intrauterine devices. This is not a controversial problem. The Left should not make this its jab at Republicans. It is simply unfounded.<\/p>\n<p>Lankford is right to correct this misinformation attempt by the Left, but his attempt wreaked of playing defense. The Democrats ran over Republicans in the midterm elections following the overturning of <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em> because they controlled the narrative on healthcare. Democrats were able to frame many Republicans as antihealthcare or antiwoman. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It is time for more aggressive rhetoric from Republicans that takes the matter away from the Democrats. For instance, Lankford could have framed access to IVF as a Republican problem. If Republicans want to be the party of the family \u2014 they need to use the fact that IVF was responsible for 86,146 infants born in 2021. This matter alone could be responsible for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uc-berkeley-extends-dorm-lockdown-bans-solitary-outdoor-exercise-for-students\/\" title=\"UC Berkeley Extends Dorm Lockdown; Bans Solitary Outdoor Exercise For Students\">bringing back<\/a> many of the voters Republicans lost in the 2022 midterm elections. <\/p>\n<p>Republicans need to workshop their messaging to women. Lankford is only an example of the problem that has led to a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/29fd9b5c-2f35-41bf-9d4c-994db4e12998\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> large<\/a> majority of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-red-wave-of-conservative-women-elected-to-congress\/\" title=\"The Red Wave of Conservative Women Elected to Congress\">young women<\/a> considering themselves <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-reasons-making-taxpayers-pay-off-student-loans-is-a-rotten-idea\/\" title=\"5 Reasons Making Taxpayers Pay Off Student Loans Is A Rotten Idea\">left-leaning<\/a>. There is a clear present divide between young men and women in the study, which lowers the concerns that many young people just lean left. Taking back women\u2019s matters is a key way to win back their support.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) clarified that Republicans are not against contraceptives or in vitro fertilization. He stated their opposition was to additional provisions in recent Democratic legislation, not the treatments themselves. 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