Tag: Abortion
How Democrats Want to Put Republicans on the Defensive on Abortion
In politics, sometimes you need to lose in order to win.Wednesday’s planned vote on the Women’s Health Protection…
Here’s How Democrats in Congress Are Trying to Protect Abortion Rights
WASHINGTON — Acting swiftly after a leaked Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, Senator Chuck…
Senate Democrats Warn of G.O.P. Effort to Restrict Abortion Nationwide
WASHINGTON — Democrats rang alarm bells on Sunday about the likelihood that Republicans would try to restrict abortion…
If Roe Falls, Is Same-Sex Marriage Next?
“Roe’s defenders characterize the abortion right as similar to the rights recognized in past decisions involving matters such…
Midterms’ Biggest Abortion Battleground: Pennsylvania
Republicans are deeply skeptical that abortion can reanimate the Democratic base. “Their people are depressed,” said Rob Gleason,…
For South Texas Democrats, an Intraparty Test of Abortion Politics
These voters, several of whom expressed support for abortion rights but said they would still vote for an…
How Roe Shaped the World of Work for Women
When Barbara Schwartz looks back at her younger days working as a Broadway stagehand, she remembers the electricity…
Battle Over Abortion Threatens to Deepen America’s Divide
One study found that Democrats and Republicans in Congress are further apart ideologically than at any point in…
G.O.P. Lawmakers Recast Abortion Stance, Wary of Voter Backlash
WASHINGTON — Republicans have spent decades attacking the landmark Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion nationwide, but with…
Democrats Plan a Bid to Codify Roe, but Lack the Votes to Succeed
Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the minority leader, and other top Republicans have mostly refrained from boasting about…
Corporate America Doesn’t Want to Talk Abortion, but It May Have To
Even more recently, corporate leaders were reminded of how fraught engagement can be. Disney, for example, faced internal…
With Roe Under Threat, Biden Is an Unlikely Abortion Rights Champion
WASHINGTON — When abortion rights supporters protested outside the Supreme Court this week after the leak of a…