Analysis: The Supreme Court may have just fundamentally altered the 2022 election
2 years, 7 months ago

Analysis: The Supreme Court may have just fundamentally altered the 2022 election

CNN  

CNN — The draft opinion from the Supreme Court that would overturn the right to an abortion is a massive story with a myriad of implications for the American public. The Supreme Court’s looming decision on Roe v. Wade is one of those external factors that does have the ability to fundamentally alter how the parties – and their bases – see the coming election. “If the Court does overturn Roe, it will fall on our nation’s elected officials at all levels of government to protect a woman’s right to choose,” Biden said in a statement Tuesday. “And it will fall on voters to elect pro-choice officials this November.” “Republicans just gutted Roe v Wade, the Constitution’s guarantee of reproductive freedom, and will ban abortion in all 50 states, if they take over Congress,” tweeted New York Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, who runs the Democrats’ House campaign arm. More than 1 in 3 said they would be “angry” if the court overturned the decision, while another quarter said the decision would leave them “dissatisfied.” Just 14% said the decision would make them “happy.” Among Democrats, a majority – 51% – said the decision would make them “angry” while 29% of Republicans said it would make them “happy.” Simply put: There are very few issues that can make a claim to upend or fundamentally alter the trajectory of an election.

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Donald Trump's Re-election sparks a healthcare shift in reproductive choices
4 weeks ago

Donald Trump's Re-election sparks a healthcare shift in reproductive choices

India Today  

Donald Trump’s re-election has unleashed a wave of uncertainty, sparking changes in reproductive healthcare decisions across the country. His administration’s anti-abortion policies, coupled with the overturning of Roe v. Wade, have reignited fears amongst young adults and parents about the future of women’s reproductive rights. Online searches for birth control methods have surged 109%, reflecting growing concern over reproductive healthcare …

Trump’s Victory Will Doom What’s Left Of Abortion Rights In The U.S.
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump’s Victory Will Doom What’s Left Of Abortion Rights In The U.S.

Huff Post  

When Roe fell, Republicans quickly realized that rolling back abortion rights is inherently unpopular. Trump shied away from his anti-abortion record on the campaign trail: softening his rhetoric around reproductive rights, waffling on a national abortion ban and peddling his lie that “everyone” wanted Roe repealed. But his own running mate, Sen. JD Vance wrote a letter in 2023 urging …

U.S. Election Results 2024: Determining constitutional right to abortion with ballots
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

U.S. Election Results 2024: Determining constitutional right to abortion with ballots

The Hindu  

Since the U.S. overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling securing the right to abortion, several States of the North American country became the groundswell of public opposition. Not-for-profit public law observer Brennan Centre for Justice observed in a blogpost, “In most of these eight States, abortion opponents in official positions have used their power to try to block or …

High Stakes Abortion Ballot Initiatives Could Decide Who Takes the White House
1 month, 3 weeks ago

High Stakes Abortion Ballot Initiatives Could Decide Who Takes the White House

India Today  

The upcoming US presidential election could be decided by the outcome of several abortion-related ballot measures in 10 states. The issue is a key issue in many states, with voters considering whether to protect reproductive rights or restrict them. The high level of support for pro-choice measures in battleground states like Arizona and Nevada suggests that abortion could be a …

Harris pushing abortion rights as the winning issue in campaign's final stretch
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Harris pushing abortion rights as the winning issue in campaign's final stretch

Salon  

Last Friday, an estimated 30,000 people gathered in Houston's Shell Energy Stadium to support Kamala Harris as her historic presidential campaign entered its final days. “Let us be clear: If Donald Trump wins again, he will ban abortion nationwide.” Pop music superstar Beyoncé put in an appearance to endorse Harris, telling the crowd she wasn’t there as a celebrity but …

Column: A reminder that the GOP used to be the pro-abortion party, and Democrats the anti party
2 months ago

Column: A reminder that the GOP used to be the pro-abortion party, and Democrats the anti party

LA Times  

Vice President Kamala Harris speaking to promote women’s reproductive rights in San Jose in January, before she became the Democratic nominee for president and made those rights a centerpiece of her campaign. Here are the landmarks: In the decades prior to Roe vs. Wade, abortion was broadly illegal in the U.S. Women seeking abortions for their physical and psychological health …

Your guide to the presidential candidates’ views on abortion
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Your guide to the presidential candidates’ views on abortion

LA Times  

Abortion rights, always a polarizing issue in American politics, became an electoral tinderbox in 2022 after the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade, the landmark decision to create a federal right to abortion access. The prospect of women not having access to abortion was theoretical in many voters’ minds until the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health …

The ACLU commits $2 million to Michigan’s Supreme Court race for reproductive rights ads
3 months, 1 week ago

The ACLU commits $2 million to Michigan’s Supreme Court race for reproductive rights ads

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan has announced a multimillion-dollar investment into two races for the state Supreme Court, signaling the importance of the competition in the battleground state where control of the court is at stake. Michigan’s state Supreme Court elections are technically nonpartisan, meaning candidates appear on the ballot without a party designation and …

Kamala Harris gives abortion rights advocates the debate answer they've longed for in Philadelphia
3 months, 1 week ago

Kamala Harris gives abortion rights advocates the debate answer they've longed for in Philadelphia

New Indian Express  

WASHINGTON: When President Joe Biden gave bumbling remarks about abortion on the debate stage this summer, it was widely viewed as a missed opportunity — a failure, even — on a powerful and motivating issue for Democrats at the ballot box. The difference was stark, then, on Tuesday night, when Vice President Kamala Harris gave a forceful defense of abortion …

Abortion quickly emerges as a flashpoint between Harris and Trump
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Abortion quickly emerges as a flashpoint between Harris and Trump

LA Times  

Abortion quickly emerged as a flashpoint in the first presidential debate between former President Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, the Republican falsely arguing that Democrats support killing babies after birth and the Democrat saying Trump can’t be trusted because of his dizzying statements on the matter. “It’s an execution,” Trump said, claiming that Harris, running mate Tim Walz and …

Voters in Arizona and Montana can decide on constitutional right to abortion
4 months ago

Voters in Arizona and Montana can decide on constitutional right to abortion

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Voters in Arizona and Montana will be able to decide in November whether they want to protect the right to an abortion in their state constitutions. The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a 200-word summary that abortion advocates used to collect signatures for a ballot measure is valid, clearing the way for the issue to remain on …

Harris wants to restore Roe. For many activists, that’s not enough.
4 months ago

Harris wants to restore Roe. For many activists, that’s not enough.

Politico  

Much of the abortion-rights movement embraced Harris’ candidacy the moment it was announced — praising her record as California attorney general, senator and vice president and expressing hope that she would move beyond President Joe Biden’s often hesitant advocacy and more moderate policy positions. “I firmly believe that when Kamala Harris says and when Joe Biden says ‘restore Roe,’ that …

Arizona and Missouri will put abortion rights on the ballot
4 months, 1 week ago

Arizona and Missouri will put abortion rights on the ballot

LA Times  

Arizona abortion rights supporters gather for a news conference before delivering more than 800,000 petition signatures to the state Capitol to get abortion rights on the November general election ballot on July 3, 2024, in Phoenix. Democrats have made abortion rights a central message since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade in 2022 — and it is a …

Abortions up in US despite state bans, driven by telehealth services
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Abortions up in US despite state bans, driven by telehealth services

Firstpost  

A new study by the Society of Family Planning shows that the number of abortions in the US has increased since the Supreme Court allowed states to impose strict bans on the procedure. The rise is largely attributed to greater access to abortion pills through telehealth services, with significant increases noted in Democratic-led states and declines in states with strict …

US abortion numbers rise slightly since Roe was overturned, study finds
4 months, 2 weeks ago

US abortion numbers rise slightly since Roe was overturned, study finds

Associated Press  

The number of women getting abortions in the U.S. actually went up in the first three months of 2024 compared with before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, a report released Wednesday found, reflecting the lengths that Democratic-controlled states went to expand access. AP AUDIO: US abortion numbers have risen slightly since Roe was overturned, study finds AP correspondent …

Column: This is among the most consequential lies Trump and Republicans are telling women voters
5 months ago

Column: This is among the most consequential lies Trump and Republicans are telling women voters

LA Times  

When it comes to abortion, Republicans are doing nothing less than gaslighting America. On Monday, the day former President Trump named Vance as his running mate, Vance’s Senate campaign website espoused “the sanctity of all life” and called for “eliminating abortion.” By Tuesday afternoon, the language was gone, according to HuffPost, and then the website itself disappeared as it redirected …

Republicans drop federal abortion limits from 2024 platform — after seeing it being used against GOP candidates
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Republicans drop federal abortion limits from 2024 platform — after seeing it being used against GOP candidates

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We believe that the 14th Amendment to the …

Republicans move at Trump’s behest to change how they will oppose abortion
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Republicans move at Trump’s behest to change how they will oppose abortion

Associated Press  

MILWAUKEE — The Republican National Committee moved Monday to adopt a party platform that reflects former President Donald Trump’s position opposing a federal abortion ban and ceding limits to states, omitting the explicit basis for a national ban for the first time in 40 years. Among the vocal abortion opponents on the platform committee, some say the aspiration of a …

Nevada verifies enough signatures to put constitutional amendment for abortion rights on ballot
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Nevada verifies enough signatures to put constitutional amendment for abortion rights on ballot

Associated Press  

RENO, Nev. — A ballot question to enshrine Nevada’s abortion rights in the state constitution has met all of the requirements to appear in front of voters in November, the Nevada Secretary of State’s office announced Friday, and Democrats across the nation hope similar measures mobilize supporters on Election Day. They have made abortion rights a central message since the …

Two years post-Roe, abortion center stage at Biden-Trump debate
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Two years post-Roe, abortion center stage at Biden-Trump debate

Raw Story  

Two years after the US Supreme Court stripped constitutional protections for abortion, the explosive issue will feature prominently in Thursday's debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump -- with the Republican under pressure not to alienate voters. On June 24, 2022, the high court -- with a super-conservative majority built under Trump's presidency -- overturned the historic ruling in Roe …

Where Trump and Biden Stand on the Issues, From Abortion to Immigration
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Where Trump and Biden Stand on the Issues, From Abortion to Immigration

New York Times  

Roe v. Wade and its successor, Planned Parenthood v. Casey, affirmed a constitutional right to abortion until the fetus can survive outside the womb. Mr. Biden wants to enshrine that right in federal law now that the Supreme Court has overturned it. “Give me a Democratic House of Representatives and a bigger Democratic Senate, and we will pass a new …

On the anniversary of the fall of Roe, Democrats lay the blame for worsening health care on Trump
5 months, 4 weeks ago

On the anniversary of the fall of Roe, Democrats lay the blame for worsening health care on Trump

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris is using the second anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade to argue that Donald Trump is “guilty” of rolling back women’s freedoms and setting off a nationwide health care crisis. Harris said Monday that Trump “intended” for his three Supreme Court picks to overturn Roe. “Trump has not denied, much …

The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. Here’s the state of abortion rights now in the US
6 months ago

The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. Here’s the state of abortion rights now in the US

Associated Press  

Judges, state lawmakers and voters are deciding the future of abortion in the U.S. two years after the Supreme Court jolted the legal status quo with a ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade. Limited abortion access prompts more out-of-state travel Bans in Republican-led states have prompted many people seeking abortions to travel to get care. The U.S. Supreme Court this …

The Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade in 2022. Here’s the state of abortion rights in the U.S.
6 months ago

The Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade in 2022. Here’s the state of abortion rights in the U.S.

LA Times  

People march through downtown Amarillo, Texas, last year to protest a lawsuit that aimed to ban the abortion drug mifepristone. Judges, state lawmakers and voters are deciding the future of abortion in the U.S. two years after the Supreme Court jolted the legal status quo with a ruling that overturned Roe vs. Wade. Limited abortion access prompts more out-of-state travel …

2 years late how the Dobbs Supreme Court decision changed abortion access
6 months ago

2 years late how the Dobbs Supreme Court decision changed abortion access

NPR  

2 years late how the Dobbs Supreme Court decision changed abortion access Two years after the Supreme Court removed federal abortion protections, the number of abortions is up as telehealth is on the rise and reproductive rights are on the ballot in November. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: We have an update now on the fight over abortion two years to the …

Fox News hammered for 'shielding' voters from more extreme parts of Trump agenda
6 months ago

Fox News hammered for 'shielding' voters from more extreme parts of Trump agenda

Raw Story  

Fox News was accused Wednesday of helping Donald Trump and his Republican allies downplay deeply unpopular policies. House Democrats launched a task force last week to push back against the Project 2025 blueprint for a second Trump presidency that's being drawn up by conservative groups led by the Heritage Foundation, whose leader then denounced the opposition as a smear campaign …

Takeaways from Supreme Court ruling: Abortion pill still available but opponents say fight not over
6 months, 1 week ago

Takeaways from Supreme Court ruling: Abortion pill still available but opponents say fight not over

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court unanimously upheld access to a drug used in the majority of U.S. abortions on Thursday, though abortion opponents say the ruling won’t be the last word in the fight over mifepristone. The court found that the abortion opponents couldn’t sue because they weren’t actually injured by the medication, in part because federal laws protect doctors …

What impact will the fight over abortion have on the election?
6 months, 3 weeks ago

What impact will the fight over abortion have on the election?

The Economist  

Listen to this podcast Your browser does not support the <audio> element. In 2022 the Supreme Court gave control of abortion back to “the people and their elected representatives.” This November will be the greatest test yet of what that means. Democrats are running hard on the issue and as many as 16 states will vote directly on abortion. Mary …

The newest election battlefield for abortion: State supreme courts
6 months, 3 weeks ago

The newest election battlefield for abortion: State supreme courts

LA Times  

Justice Clint Bolick, sitting to the right of fellow members of the Arizona Supreme Court during a 2021 hearing, faces a retention vote in November. — Alexis McGill Johnson, Planned Parenthood Action Fund Last week, the Planned Parenthood Votes super PAC and the National Democratic Redistricting Committee announced they would invest $5 million on state supreme court races “to protect …

A look at abortion rights across the country
7 months ago

A look at abortion rights across the country

NPR  

A look at abortion rights across the country Since Roe v. Wade was overturned, state laws on abortion have been changing constantly. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Nearly two years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a lot has happened with abortion access. And here to give us the state of play on that are NPR's Elissa Nadworny, who …

US abortion battle rages on with moves to repeal Arizona ban and a Supreme Court case
7 months, 4 weeks ago

US abortion battle rages on with moves to repeal Arizona ban and a Supreme Court case

Associated Press  

Action in courts and state capitals around the U.S. this week have made it clear again: The overturning of Roe v. Wade and the nationwide right to abortion did not settle the issue. Meanwhile, Arizona lawmakers took a step toward repealing a near-total ban before enforcement can begin; California’s governor pitched providing an outlet to abortion providers and patients from …

How treatment of miscarriages is upending the abortion debate
7 months, 4 weeks ago

How treatment of miscarriages is upending the abortion debate

LA Times  

Amanda Zurawski, a woman featured in a Biden campaign ad about her experience losing her fetus and then being unable to access prompt medical care, is shown speaking in front of the Texas Capitol in Austin in 2023. The Biden campaign launched this ad a day before the Arizona Supreme Court upheld a near-total abortion ban dating back to 1864, …

Supreme Court appears skeptical that state abortion bans conflict with federal health care law
8 months ago

Supreme Court appears skeptical that state abortion bans conflict with federal health care law

Associated Press  

Follow the AP’s live coverage of arguments in the Supreme Court WASHINGTON — Conservative Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical Wednesday that state abortion bans enacted after the overturning of Roe v. Wade violate federal health care law, though some also questioned the effects on emergency care for pregnant patients. The Biden administration says abortion care must be allowed in those …

Democrats clear path to bring proposed repeal of Arizona’s abortion ban to a vote
8 months, 1 week ago

Democrats clear path to bring proposed repeal of Arizona’s abortion ban to a vote

LA Times  

An abortion opponent stands outside the House chamber on Wednesday at the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix. Democrats in the Arizona Senate cleared a path Wednesday to bring a proposed repeal of the state’s near-total ban on abortions to a vote after the state Supreme Court concluded the law can be enforced and the state House blocked efforts to undo the …

Trump pushes Arizona lawmakers to ‘remedy’ state abortion ruling that he says ‘went too far’
8 months, 1 week ago

Trump pushes Arizona lawmakers to ‘remedy’ state abortion ruling that he says ‘went too far’

Associated Press  

TUCSON, Ariz. — Former President Donald Trump urged Arizona lawmakers on Friday to swiftly “remedy” the state Supreme Court ruling allowing prosecutors to enforce a near—total abortion ban that he declared anew “went too far.” Trump has repeatedly expressed pride in his role in overturning the national constitutional right to an abortion by appointing three conservative justices to the U.S. …

Arizona just revived an 1864 law criminalizing abortion. Here’s what’s happening in other states
8 months, 1 week ago

Arizona just revived an 1864 law criminalizing abortion. Here’s what’s happening in other states

Associated Press  

Developments this week in Arizona underscored something that was already apparent about the 2024 elections in the United States: Abortion is going to loom large as an issue in state and federal elections — including the presidential race — and directly in the form of referendums in some states. An Arizona Supreme Court ruling that allows enforcement of a ban …

Trump says Arizona’s abortion ban goes too far while defending the overturning of Roe v. Wade
8 months, 1 week ago

Trump says Arizona’s abortion ban goes too far while defending the overturning of Roe v. Wade

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Donald Trump said Wednesday that an Arizona law that criminalizes nearly all abortions goes too far and called on Arizona lawmakers to change it, while also defending the overturning of Roe v. Wade that cleared states to ban the procedure. “It’ll be straightened out, and I’m sure that the governor and everybody else are going to bring it …

As medical perils from abortion bans grow, so do opportunities for Democrats in a post-Roe world
8 months, 1 week ago

As medical perils from abortion bans grow, so do opportunities for Democrats in a post-Roe world

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — For much of her life, Angela Crawford considered herself a fairly conservative Republican — and she voted that way. “People really minimized it initially, because they didn’t realize the scope.” Democratic candidates are increasingly running on the broader reproductive rights issues and they are seeing results. For Biden, who is trying to overcome consistently low approval ratings and …

Arizona Supreme Court upholds 160-year-old abortion ban with no exceptions for rape or incest
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Arizona Supreme Court upholds 160-year-old abortion ban with no exceptions for rape or incest

Salon  

Arizona's Supreme Court has rolled back the clock on reproductive freedom in the state, ruling Tuesday that a 160-year-old law banning abortion should go in effect now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned. Writing for the 4-2 majority, Justice John R. Lopez IV argued that an 1864 ban on abortions should now be enforced, citing the absence of a …

Trump Announces New Abortion Position of Not Wanting to Really Take a Position on Abortion
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump Announces New Abortion Position of Not Wanting to Really Take a Position on Abortion

Slate  

As president, Donald Trump appointed Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. With Trump once again the Republican Party’s presumptive nominee for the presidency, his campaign has faced questions about whether he would sign a bill banning abortion nationwide. The takeaways: • Trump says he is “proudly the person responsible for the ending of Roe v. Wade.” • His position …

Trump rejects calls for US-wide abortion ban
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump rejects calls for US-wide abortion ban

The Telegraph  

Donald Trump has rejected calls for a nationwide abortion ban, as he warned that extreme views on the issue could make it harder for Republicans to win votes. Mr Trump has often avoided the question of abortion, considering it a toxic issue among potential Republican voters – many of whom are not aligned with the party’s sceptical position on the …

Trump says abortion should be up to US states, avoids backing national ban
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump says abortion should be up to US states, avoids backing national ban

Al Jazeera  

Joe Biden says Donald Trump is ‘scrambling’ as reproductive rights are set to be central issue ahead of November election. In a video posted on his Truth Social platform on Monday, the former US president said he was “proudly the person responsible” for overturning Roe v Wade, the landmark legal precedent that had guaranteed abortion rights on the national level …

Supreme Court to hear arguments over mifepristone Tuesday
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Supreme Court to hear arguments over mifepristone Tuesday

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will again wade into the fractious issue of abortion this week when it hears arguments over a medication used in the most common way to end a pregnancy, a case with profound implications for millions of women no matter where they live in America and, perhaps, for the race for the White House. Two years …

More than 60% of US abortions in 2023 were done by pill, study shows
9 months ago

More than 60% of US abortions in 2023 were done by pill, study shows

Firstpost  

Following the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision to abolish abortion rights, over a dozen states were able to close their abortion facilities and outlaw the operation altogether, limiting access to surgical abortions Pro-choice and anti-abortion both demonstrate outside the United States Supreme Court as the court hears arguments over a challenge to a Texas law that bans abortion after six weeks …

In a first, Vice President Harris visits Minnesota abortion clinic to blast ‘immoral’ restrictions
9 months, 1 week ago

In a first, Vice President Harris visits Minnesota abortion clinic to blast ‘immoral’ restrictions

Associated Press  

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Vice President Kamala Harris visited a Planned Parenthood clinic on Thursday, marking what her office said was the first time a president or vice president has toured a facility that performs abortions, as the White House escalates its defense of reproductive rights in this year’s election. “We have to be a nation that trusts women.” Harris …

About as many abortions are happening in the US monthly as before Roe was overturned, report finds
9 months, 3 weeks ago

About as many abortions are happening in the US monthly as before Roe was overturned, report finds

Associated Press  

The number of abortions performed each month is about the same as before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and the nationwide right to abortion more than a year and a half ago, a new report finds. The report also finds that prescriptions of abortion pills by telemedicine have become common, accounting for about one in every six …

First abortion, then IVF… and now birth control?
9 months, 3 weeks ago

First abortion, then IVF… and now birth control?

Salon  

Man, one thing you can depend on Republicans for is that if you give them a shovel, they will just keep on digging. A memo to the National Republican Senatorial Committee from pollster Kellyanne Conway, who was an aide in the Trump White House, revealed that “a staggering 85% of all respondents, including 86% of women, support increasing access to …

Joe Biden rebukes Alabama Supreme Court's IVF ruling as ‘outrageous’ and ‘disregard' for women
10 months ago

Joe Biden rebukes Alabama Supreme Court's IVF ruling as ‘outrageous’ and ‘disregard' for women

Hindustan Times  

The Alabama state supreme court’s ruling that embryos used for IVF are “children” under the law has drawn a strong rebuke from Joe Biden, who said that this and other attacks on reproductive rights by the right-wing are “a direct consequence of the reversal of Roe v Wade”. Biden issued a statement on Thursday afternoon, denouncing the state court’s ruling …

Will abortion be 'the issue' that swings 2024 US presidential election?
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Will abortion be 'the issue' that swings 2024 US presidential election?

New Indian Express  

Prudence Flowers, Flinders University Abortion is shaping up to be a central issue for both parties in the 2024 US presidential and Congressional elections. Nearly two years ago, the US Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, finding there was no constitutional right to abortion and returning regulation to the states. Since that decision, 14 states now ban …

Democrats believe abortion will motivate voters in 2024. Will it be enough?
11 months ago

Democrats believe abortion will motivate voters in 2024. Will it be enough?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — When Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump said recently that he was “proud” to have a hand in overturning the abortion protections enshrined in Roe v. Wade, Democratic pollster Celinda Lake took it as a political gift, thinking to herself, “Oh my God, we just won the election.” It may not be that simple, but as the 2024 race …

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