Ohio 2

Before we who are pro-choice get too happy about Ohio and other states, we need to realize that the religious extremists who championed the Dobbs decision are not done with us yet.

Not satisfied with returning the decision about abortion to the states, allowing the people in the states to decide, they want to reinterpret Dobbs as imposing a total abortion ban on the whole country. An example is a disturbing article from the conservative First Things titled "Life After Dobbs" (sorry - can't seem to attach a link).

Political pundits find it hard to understand why Republicans don't cut their losses on the abortion issue, knowing they will lose voters. What they fail to understand is that the pro-life movement is not made up of pragmatists, but of religious fanatics. Those fanatics cannot be reasoned with or bargained with, and they will not stop, ever, until they have their way.

More from the L.A. Times: Editorial: When will Republicans get the message that people want their abortion rights?