I’ve seen the Republicans ramp up the abortion debate because (1) the religious right wants a showdown in court against Roe v. Wade that they believe will now result in that ruling being overturned by SCOTUS given a now-solid majority of religiously conservative justices there, and (2) the econonic Darwinist wing of the GOP give lip service to the religious right’s anti-abortion initiatives in order to distract the middle and working class from the GOP’s policies that further their predatory accumulation of wealth, all while secretly supporting their wive’s, girlfriend’s, and/or mistress’ having abortions.
That’s why right-wing media outlets are going balls out in ramping up the rhetoric about how the Democrats are passing laws to legalize “infanticide”, yet the GOP continues to work overtime to make life more difficult for the children of poor and working class families.