Society / Todd Blanche Wants to Finish What Dobbs Started In a private call before his confirmation vote, the AG said Trump officials are working to make the decision ending the national right to abortion “permanent in every single state.” Todd Blanche Wants to Finish What “Dobbs” Started In a private call before his confirmation vote, the acting AG said Trump officials aim to make the decision ending the national right to abortion “permanent in every single state.” Todd Blanche during a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington, DC, on August 5, 2026. Blanche seems to have in mind a project that goes far beyond enforcing existing federal law or upholding current state abortion laws. An attorney general armed with the Comstock Act and the resources of the Justice Department could attempt to override every one of those choices.