What is the Mothers Against Greg Abbott Video About? The Governor’s Ad Campaign That Went Viral
The ad was put out by the Mothers Against Greg Abbott PAC on July 25. The day after it was posted, more than 4.2 million people had seen it on Twitter.
Since June, when the Supreme Court decided to overturn Roe v. Wade, abortions have been illegal in Texas. Since then, there has been a lot of confusion about miscarriages and abortions when the pregnancy puts the person’s life at “reasonable risk.”
Against Mothers Greg Abbott, a political action committee made up of Texas mothers, has made a viral ad that criticizes him for a long list of problems and leadership failures. These moms want everyone to know they’re fed up and think Texas deserves better.
What is Mothers Against Greg Abbott Video About?
After putting out a video in which Texas moms said they were ready to fight to get rid of Gov. Greg Abbott, the Mothers Against Greg Abbott (MAGA) group put out a video showing the “hard decision” a person must make about having an abortion.
The video, which was posted on social media on July 25, shows a made-up situation in which a woman and her partner are told that they must decide whether or not to end a pregnancy. The woman and her partner go to the doctor, who tells them that their child will have a “catastrophic brain abnormality” when it is born.
The doctor in the video said that the baby would only live for a few hours after being born and then would start to breathe in body fluids. The doctor says that “Greg,” not the woman, will decide whether or not to end the pregnancy.
The doctor then pulls out a phone that goes straight to Abbott and asks if the woman can have an abortion. Abbott says, “No,” and the doctor says, “Good luck to you” as he walks out of the office.
Then the video asks, “Whose choice should it be?” which shows that women have no say over what happens to their bodies.
How Governor Greg Abbott’s Ad Campaign Went Viral and What It Means
In 2021, one of the most restrictive laws on abortion in the United States was signed into law by Aboot. After about six weeks, the procedure is against the law, and there are no exceptions for incest.
Also, it gives private people the right to sue any doctor or other person who helps or gets in the way of an abortion or causes one.
In the ad, moms from all over the state criticize their governor for not doing anything about the state’s huge power outage, for having weak gun laws, and for having laws that make the families of transgender children afraid. And the state’s law that makes it hard to talk about race and social justice in American history classes.
In the November election in Texas, these moms are asking people not to vote for Abbott again.
Mr. Thompson says Our video team came up with the idea because we wanted to show that not everything about abortion is clear-cut. “It isn’t always simple. It’s not easy to decide.”
Thompson also said that she thinks people forget that most parents love their baby from the moment it is conceived, but sometimes medical emergencies happen. She said that some of her friends had died because they lost too much blood while pregnant or giving birth.
How is Greg Abbott trying to stop Beto O’Rourke?
With the election coming up in less than four months, Gov. Greg Abbott points to money as one of his biggest advantages in his campaign to stay in office.
The Republican governor’s campaign just announced that it will spend almost $20 million on early ads for the general election. They did this to show how much more money they have than their Democratic opponent, Beto O’Rourke. The total amount of money reserved for advertising in Hispanic media is $2.75 million, $8.8 million for TV alone, and $8.15 million for digital platforms.
Abbott’s campaign has said that all of the purchases are just preliminary steps. They say that the early TV reservations allow them to get the best air time. The campaign hasn’t said anything about other details, like when the ads will start to be shown.
O’Rourke also wants to be on TV, but he hasn’t made any specific plans yet. In response to Abbott’s ad buys, he has been raising money and asking supporters to “make sure we have the tools to fight back.”