In red states, blue states and swing states, every proposal that aimed to restrict abortion rights has been rejected, and every measure to support abortion rights has passed.
America is still a reality for folks who live in those states, and these results don’t change that. But the midterm results do change the landscape for pregnant people in Michigan, a state that faced the impending implementation of a
ban, an outdated law passed by the Michigan legislature amid the Great Depression that made abortion illegal in the state.. Now that voters have enshrined abortion rights into the state constitution and re-elected Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer,, the 1931 ban is dead. Abortion will remain legal in the state, and it will ease the burden on neighboring states like Illinois, which have become havens for abortion seekers from across the South and Midwest.
“Despite these wins, we can’t lose sight of the fact that abortion is unavailable in 14 states right now.” This midterm election offers a pathway forward in this unique moment of peril for abortion rights and for democracy more broadly. If the Democratic Party wants to win elections, it should run on abortion, but it also needs tofor abortion. Put abortion rights measures on the ballot in as many states as possible, including red states like Mississippi and Texas.
We won’t know the fate of Congress for a couple days, possibly even until the Georgia Senate run-off in December. At this point, however, regardless of who ultimately gains control of the House and Senate, legal abortion is the decisive winner. If Democrats want to keep running on abortion and ultimately winning, it’s well past time for them to deliver.
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