Supreme Court Rekindles Abortion Debate as Election Fight Looms
- Cases involve access to abortion pill, state limits on doctors
- Abortion becoming key campaign topic before November vote
The US Supreme Court in Washington, DC.
Photographer: Stefani Reynolds/BloombergTwo years after promising to get out of the abortion-regulation business, the US Supreme Court is again in the middle of the fray, with potentially far-reaching implications for reproductive rights and the November election.
The court’s 2022 ruling overturning Roe v. Wade transformed the legal and political landscape. It cleared the way for tougher restrictions or bans on the procedure in Republican-led states and gave Democrats a potent political issue as abortion-rights advocates battle to prevent access from eroding further.