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Jackie Calmes: The Republican Party promised to give new meaning to 'pro-life' after Dobbs. How's that working?

Kim Reynolds speaks at a NASCAR press conference at the Iowa State Capitol on Oct. 3, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.

It's not yet spring, but think ahead to June. Kids will be out of school, and we'll mark the second anniversary of the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision, which ended guaranteed access to abortion nationwide.

Those two facts — kids on vacation and post-Dobbs realities — may seem unconnected. But there is a link, and it's a sorry one. Let me explain.

First, a little on Dobbs. in every state that rushed to ban most abortions after the justices' green light. Republicans in those mostly red states told us: They'd provide better healthcare, nutrition and other support for needy women forced to give birth and for their children.

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