Sen. Lindsey Graham's proposed nationwide abortion ban after 15 weeks is met with pushback by many Republicans

Sep 14, 2022 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    48% Medium Conservative

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  • Policy Leaning

    70% Very Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    52% Negative

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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"White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement: President Biden and congressional Democrats are committed to restoring the protections of Roe vs. Wade in the face of continued radical steps by elected Republicans to put personal health care decisions in the hands of politicians instead of women and their doctors, threatening women's health and lives."
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-2% Liberal
"Abortion is not baed in America."
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-14% Liberal
"However, many Republicans attacked the bill as a distraction that divides the GOP and reminds voters that most of them see the party as too extreme on abortion."
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-28% Liberal
"Republican Senator Lindsey Graham introduced legislation on Tuesday that would ban abortion after 15 weeks nationwide, with some exceptions."
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-32% Liberal
"The bill is unlikely to receive a vote in the Democratic-controlled Senate, but Graham said that if Republicans took back the House and Senate in the midterm elections, there would be a vote on his bill: Abortion is a contentious issue."
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-42% Liberal
"White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement: President Biden and congressional Democrats are committed to restoring the protections of Roe vs. Wade in the face of continued radical steps by elected Republicans to put personal health care decisions in the hands of politicians instead of women and their doctors, threatening women's health and lives."
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-2% Liberal
"Graham said at a news conference: I think we should have a law at the federal level that would say, after 15 weeks, no abortion on demand except in cases of rape, incest or to save the life of the mother."
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-10% Liberal
"Republican leaders, rank-and-file lawmakers and political strategists are distancing themselves from Graham."
Negative
-10% Liberal
"Republican Senator Lindsey Graham introduced legislation on Tuesday that would ban abortion after 15 weeks nationwide, with some exceptions."
Negative
-12% Liberal
"The bill is unlikely to receive a vote in the Democratic-controlled Senate, but Graham said that if Republicans took back the House and Senate in the midterm elections, there would be a vote on his bill: Abortion is a contentious issue."
Negative
-22% Liberal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement: "President Biden and congressional Democrats are committed to restoring the protections of Roe vs. Wade in the face of continued radical steps by elected Republicans to put personal health care decisions in the hands of politicians instead of women and their doctors, threatening women's health and lives."
43% : Abortion is not banned in America.
36% : However, many Republicans attacked the bill as a distraction that divides the GOP and reminds voters that most of them see the party as too extreme on abortion.
34% : Republican Senator Lindsey Graham introduced legislation on Tuesday that would ban abortion after 15 weeks nationwide, with some exceptions.
29% : The bill is unlikely to receive a vote in the Democratic-controlled Senate, but Graham said that if Republicans took back the House and Senate in the midterm elections, there would be a vote on his bill: "Abortion is a contentious issue.

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