A year since the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v Wade, more than a dozen states have near-total bans on abortion and the issue is looming large in the march to the 2024 vote.
An anti-abortion supporter sits behind a sign that advises the Jackson Women’s Health Organisation clinic is still open in Jackson, Missouri.Archer’s only option was to travel to another state where abortion remained legal, which ended up costing her about $US10,000 for travel, hotels, food, childcare and the procedure itself. After an agonising weeks-long wait for an appointment, she ended her pregnancy.
And many are unable to terminate pregnancies despite growing health risks, or face unwanted pregnancies if they can’t find the money or a provider to help them. “Make no mistake, this election is about freedom … We can’t let them take us backwards,” he told the crowd at Washington’s Mayflower Hotel. Trump, however, has so far avoided being drawn into answering questions on a national ban, opting instead to focus on his presidential legacy in nominating three of the judges who helped overturn Roe v Wade: Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett and Neil Gorsuch.
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