Your guide to the presidential candidates’ views on abortionAbortion rights, always a polarizing issue in American politics, became an electoral tinderbox in 2022 after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision to create a federal right to abortion access. “In more than 20 states, Trump Abortion Bans are preventing doctors from providing basic medical care. A federal abortion banIn the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, questions immediately arose about whether Congress would enact legislation protecting abortion access across the nation or a federal measure prohibiting such rights. The first White House official to visit an abortion clinic, Harris has called Trump’s actions on abortion “unconscionable.”“It’s insulting to the women of America,” Harris said. Harris has lashed out at Trump for appointing the justices who supported overturning federal protection for abortion rights.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 14, 2024 10:01 UTC