The demise of Roe v Wade has fired up the Democrats
Extreme views on abortion by Republican nominees are jeopardising their party’s chances across the country
Backlash is the prevailing force in midterm years. Members of the president’s party hunker down, and the opposition charges forward. Visit Michigan, however, and you will see the reverse. Democrats there are raging against a decision taken by the Supreme Court in June to overturn Roe v Wade, the ruling that declared abortion a constitutional right, which has left decisions on abortion to individual states. A dozen have already instituted near-total bans on the procedure.
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “Roeing forward”
United States September 10th 2022
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- American hospital food is fast improving
- The demise of Roe v Wade has fired up the Democrats
- More American prisoners are receiving a tech-based education
- Joe Biden and Donald Trump agree on one thing
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