Posted on May 4, 2022
The movement against abortion rights is nearing its apex. But it began way before Roe
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The Supreme Court ruled on Roe v. Wade in 1973, saying that access to abortion was protected in the United States.
The decision fueled the anti-abortion movement and congealed it, too. Prior to Roe, anti-abortion activists were operating on a state level, but the Supreme Court's ruling turned the movement into a national one.
In the decades before the decision, opposition to abortion was a fairly bipartisan issue. In fact, many Democrats in elected positions were likely to oppose unrestricting abortion access because many represented Catholics, who were largely opposed to abortion. But even then, it wasn't a politically charged topic.
Now, the Court appears to be on the verge of overturning the right to an abortion, bringing a movement that transformed American politics over the past half century to its apex.
In the past decade, Donald Trump was able to win the White House in no small part because he galvinized conservative evangelicals by pledging to appoint Supreme Court justices that would overturn Roe. It was a promise he fulfilled, even though Trump had previously supported abortion rights.
The Supreme Court ruled on Roe v. Wade in 1973, saying that access to abortion was protected in the United States.
The decision fueled the anti-abortion movement and congealed it, too. Prior to Roe, anti-abortion activists were operating on a state level, but the Supreme Court's ruling turned the movement into a national one.
In the decades before the decision, opposition to abortion was a fairly bipartisan issue. In fact, many Democrats in elected positions were likely to oppose unrestricting abortion access because many represented Catholics, who were largely opposed to abortion. But even then, it wasn't a politically charged topic.
Now, the Court appears to be on the verge of overturning the right to an abortion, bringing a movement that transformed American politics over the past half century to its apex.
In the past decade, Donald Trump was able to win the White House in no small part because he galvinized conservative evangelicals by pledging to appoint Supreme Court justices that would overturn Roe. It was a promise he fulfilled, even though Trump had previously supported abortion rights.
The movement against abortion rights is nearing its apex. But it began way before Roe
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Yes, I grew up in Connecticut, graduated high school in 1964, and lost a friend since kindergarten to a back alley abortion, so knew these issues well.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."In the year 2022, where does the movement stand? How popular is banning abortion?
The Supreme Court's draft opinion that leaked Monday night effectively achieves what the anti-abortion movement has been aiming for for decades. But in public opinion, it's not a popular move at all.
Several polls from the last few years show that a majority of Americans do not support banning abortion. For example a recent poll from ABC/Washington Post shows that 54% think Roe v. Wade should be upheld and only 28% say it should be overturned; 18% said they had no opinion.
The unpopularity of overturning Roe isn't a new finding, either. Polling from CNN going back to 1989 shows that the percentage of Americans who support overturning Roe has never risen above 36%.
So right now, the Supreme Court is set to change a ruling that most Americans want to keep in place."
..."In the year 2022, where does the movement stand? How popular is banning abortion?
The Supreme Court's draft opinion that leaked Monday night effectively achieves what the anti-abortion movement has been aiming for for decades. But in public opinion, it's not a popular move at all.
Several polls from the last few years show that a majority of Americans do not support banning abortion. For example a recent poll from ABC/Washington Post shows that 54% think Roe v. Wade should be upheld and only 28% say it should be overturned; 18% said they had no opinion.
The unpopularity of overturning Roe isn't a new finding, either. Polling from CNN going back to 1989 shows that the percentage of Americans who support overturning Roe has never risen above 36%.
So right now, the Supreme Court is set to change a ruling that most Americans want to keep in place."
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Lt Col Charlie Brown
Posted 3 h ago
When the left pushed abortion to the limits (i.e. it is okay to kill a fetus that is about to be born0, that moved even those who considered themselves prochoice off of their total support of Roe v Wade
You need to really stop pushing false narratives. No one has EVER said abortion up to the moment a fetus is born. No one. Please cite a legitimate source that anyone supported abortion up to birth. You can't but go ahead and try.
There's never been legislation that attempted to be passed or was passed that said "abortion up to birth."
Posted 3 h ago
When the left pushed abortion to the limits (i.e. it is okay to kill a fetus that is about to be born0, that moved even those who considered themselves prochoice off of their total support of Roe v Wade
You need to really stop pushing false narratives. No one has EVER said abortion up to the moment a fetus is born. No one. Please cite a legitimate source that anyone supported abortion up to birth. You can't but go ahead and try.
There's never been legislation that attempted to be passed or was passed that said "abortion up to birth."
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