Anti-Abortion Slenderman & Wife Are Going All in on Forced Birth Ballot Measures

"Last we checked on Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), he was throwing a desperate fit because the head of the Food and Drug Administration wasn't moving fast enough to restrict abortion pills, something Hawley had been begging him to do since March. Now, an apparently fed-up Hawley has launched a dark money group to support anti-abortion state ballot measures and vague "pro-family" policies alongside his wife, Erin, who's an attorney at the ultraconservative law firm, Alliance Defending Freedom."

"The dark money group, which doesn't have to disclose its donors, is called the Love Life Initiative and the Hawleys say they plan to run national campaigns featuring "pro-family" TV ads, possibly during the Super Bowl. (Oh good, more creepy ads during my football game.) Hawley cited dubious polling they commissioned where majorities said that family formation is "very important" to them, and agreed that culture overly emphasizes careers over family life."

Sen. Josh Hawley created the dark-money Love Life Initiative with his wife, Erin, to support anti-abortion state ballot measures and promote "pro-family" policies. The group does not have to disclose donors and plans national campaigns featuring "pro-family" TV ads, possibly during the Super Bowl. Hawley cited commissioned polling indicating majorities view family formation as very important and see culture as overemphasizing careers. Erin Hawley is an attorney at Alliance Defending Freedom, which played a role in overturning Roe v. Wade. She has represented Louisiana in a lawsuit against the FDA over mifepristone, previously represented anti-abortion doctors in a failed 2024 case, and argued for a crisis pregnancy center at the Supreme Court.

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