While the Republican Party platform has typically included anti-abortion language, this year’s platform is curiously silent on the issue.
- Professor of Law, Boston University
The new constitutional amendment to protect the right to abortion in Ohio − as well as other wins for Democrats − shows the importance of ballot initiatives and focusing on abortion in elections.
In the year since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, giving decisions about the legality of abortion back to states, voters and state legislatures have made their preferences on abortion clear.
Abortion rights were on the ballot in five states during the midterm elections – all broke in favor of abortion-rights advocates.
Par une majorité de 6 contre 3, la Cour suprême a choisi d’annuler l’arrêt historique Roe et de mettre fin à près de 50 ans d’accès à l’avortement en tant que droit constitutionnel.
Por una mayoría de 6 a 3, el Tribunal Supremo estadounidense ha decidido anular la histórica sentencia Roe y poner fin a casi 50 años en los que el acceso al aborto era un derecho constitucional.
By a 6 to 3 majority, the Supreme Court decided to overrule the landmark Roe decision and end almost 50 years of access to abortion being a constitution right.
Lawmakers in the US Senate are set to vote on a bill that would enshrine abortion into law. But is there a route to legislation?
President Joe Biden has urged lawmakers to act over abortion rights following the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. But is there a route to legislation?
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