Megan Rapinoe: Star footballer brands US abortion ruling as 'sad and cruel'

Jun 25, 2022 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    96% Extremely Conservative

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  • Policy Leaning

    96% Extremely Conservative

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Bias Score Analysis

The A.I. bias rating includes policy and politician portrayal leanings based on the author’s tone found in the article using machine learning. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral.

Sentiments

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"The US Supreme Court has voted to overturn the constitutional right to choose abortion which has existed for almost 50 years, paving the way for half the country to severely restrict or completely ban the practice."
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-12% Liberal
"So I am here to stand up for both the babies and women who have been hurt and killed by abortion."
Negative
-20% Liberal
"We know that the lack of abortion does not stop people having abortions, it stops people from having safe abortions."
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-22% Liberal
"The majority of the nine-member panel voted to overturn the court's landmark 1973 ruling known as 'Roe versus Wade' which legalised abortion nationwide up to the point of foetal viability, generally accepted to be around 24 weeks into pregnancy."
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-26% Liberal
"Thirteen states have so-called 'trigger' laws to ban abortion if Roe was to be overturned."
Negative
-32% Liberal
"At least 25 states are poised to introduce new laws, or reactivate dormant law, which will make it illegal to access abortion in many cases, including, in some instances, where conception has resulted from rape or incest."
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-38% Liberal
"US football star Megan Rapinoe reacts after the US Supreme Court removed American women's constitutional right to abortionMegan Rapinoe, the US international footballer who has been a leading voice on human-rights issues, has denounced the US Supreme Court's ruling on abortion as sad and cruel."
Negative
-46% Liberal
"Governor J.B. Pritzker called for a special session of the General Assembly for reproductive rights."
Positive
18% Conservative
"U.S. Representative Mike Quigley went live in front of the Supreme Court to remind viewers to stay active to protect other rights."
Positive
12% Conservative
"U.S. Senator Dick Durbin said the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing -- plaed for July 12 -- on the grim reality of post-Roe America."
Negative
-8% Liberal
"U.S. Representative Marie Newman shared her own abortion experience."
Negative
-20% Liberal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

44% :The US Supreme Court has voted to overturn the constitutional right to choose abortion which has existed for almost 50 years, paving the way for half the country to severely restrict or completely ban the practice.
40% : "So I am here to stand up for both the babies and women who have been hurt and killed by abortion."
39% : "We know that the lack of abortion does not stop people having abortions, it stops people from having safe abortions.
37% : The majority of the nine-member panel voted to overturn the court's landmark 1973 ruling known as 'Roe versus Wade' which legalised abortion nationwide up to the point of foetal viability, generally accepted to be around 24 weeks into pregnancy.
34% : Thirteen states have so-called 'trigger' laws to ban abortion if Roe was to be overturned.
31% : At least 25 states are poised to introduce new laws, or reactivate dormant law, which will make it illegal to access abortion in many cases, including, in some instances, where conception has resulted from rape or incest.
27% : US football star Megan Rapinoe reacts after the US Supreme Court removed American women's constitutional right to abortionMegan Rapinoe, the US international footballer who has been a leading voice on human-rights issues, has denounced the US Supreme Court's ruling on abortion as "sad and cruel".

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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