Euphoric two years ago, US anti-abortion movement is now divided and worried as election nears

[C_Clayton_Jones]

"Within their own ranks, there is second-guessing and finger-pointing, plus trepidation that Election Day might provide new proof that their cause is broadly unpopular.
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A key reason for the wariness is the anti-abortion movement’s recent losing streak on abortion-related ballot measures in seven states, including conservative Kansas and Kentucky. Nine more states will consider constitutional amendments enshrining abortion rights in the Nov. 5 election — Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada and South Dakota. In several of them, abortion opponents tried various unsuccessful strategies for blocking the measures."

Euphoric two years ago, US anti-abortion movement is now divided and worried as election nears

Just two years ago, leading anti-abortion activists were euphoric after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v.

apnews.com

Yes, your cause hostile to reproductive autonomy and the right to privacy, seeking to increase the authority of the state at the expense of individual liberty, is broadly unpopular.

 

[okfine]

Remember how they lost their butts in 2020.

That so-called "Red Wave" failed to materialize and the RWing will lose again in 2024.

 

[BULLDOG]

Remember how they lost their butts in 2020.

That so-called "Red Wave" failed to materialize and the RWing will lose again in 2024.

All sane people hope you are right, but we can't afford to accept that as a fact. Complacency on our part is the only reason he was elected the first time. That can't happen again. We need every voter to vote and take someone with you. We can sit back and relax after the votes are counted. Now is not the time to feel comfortable.