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Article snippet: MORE and anti-abortion activists this week touted recent actions restricting abortion as helping to galvanize Republican voters for the midterm elections. But Democrats see it the other way around, arguing Trump’s actions to defund Planned Parenthood and roll back ObamaCare’s contraception mandate are going to hurt, not help, Republican candidates on the ballot in November. Both sides believe they have the upper hand, making the election a litmus test for public opinion that could shape the messaging of both parties heading into the 2020 presidential election. “This is just going to encourage women across the country — not just Democrats, but Republicans and independents — to come out and support pro-choice candidates who are going to stand up to these unconstitutional attacks on our health care,” said Alexandra De Luca, press secretary for EMILY’s List, a group that supports pro-abortion rights women running for office. Speaking at an annual anti-abortion fundraiser Tuesday, Trump touted his administration’s recently announced proposal to ban recipients of federal family planning money from referring patients for abortions, or sharing locations with abortion providers. Supporters of the move called it a direct attack on federal support for Planned Parenthood, which receives millions every year from Title X, a $286 million program that funds organizations providing family planning services to low-income women and men. Anti-abortion groups pushed the Trump a... Link to the full article to read more