Chicago Tribune Article RatingSteve Chapman: Democrats should push for a federal abortion rights law
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78% Extremely Conservative
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82% Extremely Conservative
- Politician Portrayal
76% Negative
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| "After the Supreme Court abolished the federal right to abortion, the president pointed out that there is a way to restore it: through federal legislation." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "In his concurring opinion, he wrote that the Constitution leaves abortion for the people and their elected representatives to resolve through the democratic process in the states or Congress." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "As Somin notes, the court upheld a federal ban on the possession of marijuana that had never crossed state lines or been sold in any market (even an intrastate one)." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "Elon University law professor Thomas J. Molony wrote in The Wall Street Journal, The Constitution doesn't empower Congress to force states to allow abortion against their wishes." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "As Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., said in June, all that is needed are two more senators on the Democratic side, two senators who are willing to protect access to abortion and get rid of the filibuster so that we can pass it." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "It could even be replaced with a federal ban on abortion." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "A Pew Research Center survey found that 61" | Negative | -32% Liberal |
| "To begin with, Biden hasn't gotten all 50 Democratic senators on board with his filibuster proposal." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "But Joe Biden, despite his reputation for caution and compromise, has bigger ambitions than playing defense." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "If passing it requires making an exception to the filibuster -- which requires 60 votes to cease debate for almost any bill -- Biden said he's ready to do it." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "Sens. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona and Joe Manchin of West Virginia have opposed the idea." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
| "As Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., said in June, all that is needed are two more senators on the Democratic side, two senators who are willing to protect access to abortion and get rid of the filibuster so that we can pass it." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
47% : After the Supreme Court abolished the federal right to abortion, the president pointed out that there is a way to restore it: through federal legislation.46% : In his concurring opinion, he wrote that the Constitution leaves abortion "for the people and their elected representatives to resolve through the democratic process in the states or Congress."
43% : As Somin notes, the court upheld "a federal ban on the possession of marijuana that had never crossed state lines or been sold in any market (even an intrastate one).
41% : Elon University law professor Thomas J. Molony wrote in The Wall Street Journal, "The Constitution doesn't empower Congress to force states to allow abortion against their wishes."
38% : As Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., said in June, all that is needed are "two more senators on the Democratic side, two senators who are willing to protect access to abortion and get rid of the filibuster so that we can pass it."
38% : It could even be replaced with a federal ban on abortion.
34% : A Pew Research Center survey found that 61% think abortion should be legal in all or most cases -- with only 37% saying it should be illegal in all or most cases.
*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.