United States | Abortion and the midterms

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

DETROIT, MICHIGAN, UNITED STATES - 2022/05/07: Protesters hold placards, chant, and march through downtown Detroit in support of Roe v Wade. Pro-choice activists march through the streets of downtown Detroit, Michigan to protest a leaked document that showed that the U.S Supreme Court was prepared to overturn Roe v. Wade. (Photo by Matthew Hatcher/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Sep 8th 2022|Detroit

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”