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What a Ken Paxton Senate Win Could Mean for Anti-Abortion Efforts
Original: What a Ken Paxton Senate Win Could Mean for Federal Anti-Abortion Efforts
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is running for US Senate, and anti-abortion activists are watching closely. Paxton has advanced anti-abortion policy in Texas and won legal battles where others failed, building a record his allies cite as proof he could push the cause further at the federal level. Observers say a Senate seat would give him a national platform to shape federal abortion policy.
Why now: His Senate bid raises the prospect of a prominent state-level anti-abortion figure gaining federal influence.
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Evidence
- What a Ken Paxton Senate Win Could Mean for Federal Anti-Abortion Efforts · ProPublica
As Texas attorney general, Paxton has advanced anti-abortion policy in his home state and prevailed where others have failed. Allies who’ve witnessed his victories see an opening to keep moving their cause forward if his Senate bid is successful
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