Democrats to make midterms about abortion

The leaders of five Democrat committees and governing associations on Tuesday pledged to turn the midterms into a referendum on Roe v Wade, arguing that the leaked Supreme Court draft had 'dramatically escalated the stakes of the 2022 election'. Pro-choice activists gather in protest outside the US Courthouse to defend abortion rights in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday Demonstrators in Madison, Wisconsin, are seen on Tuesday demanding Roe v Wade be upheld Activists in LA demand that Roe v Wade be upheld on Tuesday - the day after the draft decision leaked The five leaders said that the midterms 'will now determine whether cruel new restrictions on abortion will be put in place,' noting that some states may well criminalize abortion and ban it even in cases of rape or incest. The court's ruling would be most acutely felt by women who don't have the means or ability to travel from states that have or stand poised to pass stiff abortion restrictions or outright bans Kamala Harris is seen on Tuesday speaking at the Emily's List conference in Washington DC The 26 states where abortion will likely become illegal now Supreme Court has overturned Roe vs Wade The 26 states where abortion will likely become illegal if SCOTUS overturns Roe vs Wade after leaked draft opinion showed a majority of justices supported the move More than half of all US states have some kind of abortion ban law likely to take effect now that Roe v Wade has been overturned by the United States Supreme Court. Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin's bans all have pre-Roe v Wade laws that became unenforceable after the Supreme Court's 1973 decision - that would kick into effect now the federal legal precedent established in Roe has been overturned. Supporters of abortion rights and anti-abortion rights protesters gather for a protest at the Indiana Federal Courthouse in Indianapolis on Tuesday Republican appointed-Justices Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett all voted to strike down Roe with Samuel Alito, Politico noted However, 65 percent said abortion should usually be illegal in the second trimester, and 80 percent said that about the third trimester, though many Americans believe that the procedure should be allowable under at least some circumstances even during the second or third trimesters.