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Recent surveys show overwhelming bipartisan opposition to criminalizing abortion before viability, alongside support for increased birth control access in battleground states.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has revealed his intentions to work with federal agencies to enforce the Dobbs decision, which overturned Roe v. Wade, aiming to permanently restrict abortion access across all states. During a private conference call with religious leaders, Blanche stated that the Department of Justice is collaborating with health agencies to ensure the ruling becomes 'permanent in every state.' He emphasized efforts to prevent physicians in abortion-permitting states from prescribing mail-order abortion drugs to patients in restricted states, claiming such actions would undermine states' rights to protect life from conception. Critics, including Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal, condemned Blanche's remarks as indicative of a 'zealot' seeking to strip reproductive rights, while the Center for Reproductive Rights condemned his plans to 'gut reproductive healthcare access.' The call, recorded by the religious group Intercessors for America, included instructions for journalists to hang up, raising concerns about transparency. Blanche's nomination faced scrutiny after Trump initially considered withdrawing it due to controversies over a proposed anti-weaponization fund, which critics argued would benefit political allies. Despite these challenges, his nomination advanced with a party-line vote, highlighting the polarized political landscape surrounding abortion rights and federal-state power dynamics.