Alabama vote moves abortion to the center of 2020 campaign
The state's legislation — the toughest of several anti-abortion measures that have passed recently, with the only exception being a serious risk to the woman's health — prompted an outcry from Democratic presidential candidates, who warned that conservatives were laying the groundwork to undermine the landmark Roe v. Wade decision. The
The furor over abortion quickly took over on the Democratic campaign trail. Rallying supporters in
"I respect every woman's right to make a decision about what's in the best interest of herself and her family," Harris said.
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Booker said it's not enough to hope that Roe will be upheld, adding: "We cannot wait to see if this gets worse."
Several Democratic presidential candidates sought to use their high-profile positions to boost organizing against the state-level abortion laws. Harris emailed her campaign supporters offering to "split a donation" to four advocacy groups working to defend abortion rights.
Among the other Democratic candidates who took to Twitter to blast
The Democratic pushback comes as Trump makes his selection of conservative judges a centerpiece of his political stump speech, part of a long-running courtship of social conservatives whose support he needs to win reelection next year.
Polling suggests that the issue of abortion has the potential to stoke political engagement among both parties.
Other surveys have found majority support for legalized abortion in "all or most cases." A
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