Two years after Dobbs, activists look to capitalize on abortion-rights support ahead of the November election
WASHINGTON — Two years after the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade forced abortion-rights advocates to rethink their messaging, Democrats are leaning into the issue, hoping to sway enough swing voters to propel President Joe Biden to a second term.
WASHINGTON — Two years after the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade forced abortion-rights advocates to rethink their messaging, Democrats are leaning into the issue, hoping to sway enough swing voters to propel President Joe Biden to a second term.
But in a tight election that could be decided on a slew of issues, including several that voters rank as more important than abortion, it’s unclear whether Democrats can tap into enough conservative-leaning votes to keep them in the Oval Office.
Nearly 28 million women of reproductive age live in states with partial or total bans on abortion, according to Planned Parenthood data provided to NBC News. Several states with partial bans could prove decisive for presidential contenders in November, including Arizona, Georgia and North Carolina.
Democrats have watched abortion-rights candidates and positions win again and again in purple and even red states. Now, with less than five months before voters cast their ballots, abortion-rights advocates are looking to replicate those successes nationally.
Biden on Monday laid the blame for the 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson ruling at former President Donald Trump’s feet, saying in a statement that Trump “is the sole person responsible for this nightmare.”
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