The Overturning of Roe v. Wade: Will It Affect Election Results?

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Roe v. Wade 

In 1973, "Jane Roe" filed a lawsuit against the state of Texas regarding its abortion laws. The lawsuit went all the way to the Supreme Court. In a 7-2 decision according to FindLaw, the Supreme Court stated that states cannot regulate abortions done in the first trimester. They could not make abortions illegal in the first trimester. They cited the due process clause in the 14th amendment as the reason behind this decision. According to the Supreme Court, the due process clause grants citizens the right to privacy. 

In June 2022, the Supreme Court issued an opinion about Dobbs V. Jackson Women's Health according to FindLaw. In this case, the state of Mississippi called for a overturning of Roe V. Wade. In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court essentially overturned Roe V. Wade. Now, states can restrict abortion in the first trimester.

Political Significance

Most people have really strong opinions about abortion. Some state have lowered the amount of weeks someone has until the cannot have an abortion. Some states have not changed their laws. According to Reuters, which has a neutral rating on AllSides, the state of Kansas had a vote on whether or not their abortion laws should be protected. Kansas voters decided to protect their abortion laws. Reuters also points out that Kansas is a conservative state. As most of us know, the republican party is know as pro-life. It is interesting that a conservative state voted to protect abortion laws. These results indicated that some conservative voters are pro-choice.

What the News is Saying

According to a Fox News poll, which has a conservative bias according to AllSides, two-thirds of American believe the abortion pill should be legal. NBC News wrote an article about voting results involving abortion. NBC News has a liberal bias according to AllSides. NBC News states that all states that have had a voting session involving abortion has voted to keep abortion legal. It is pretty clear that a majority of the United States agrees in some way about abortion. Will this affect pro-life candidates? If some conservative voters agree strongly with abortion, will they vote for a liberal pro-choice candidate? In the 2024 presidential election, we will be able to see if this affected the outcome. 

 







Comments

  1. Raegan BoldenSeptember 23, 2023 at 3:51 AM

    Thank you for your post. You share deep insights regarding abortion laws in different states. Debates surrounding Roe v. Wade (1973) have been ongoing for decades. This landmark Supreme Court decision in 1973 fundamentally altered the landscape of abortion rights in the United States, asserting that states cannot regulate abortions in the first trimester and citing the due process clause in the 14th Amendment to protect the right to privacy. The political debate on abortion has been ignited further by the recent ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health, which essentially overturned Roe v. Wade. Notably, the fact that conservative Kansas voted to uphold abortion legislation protections shows how this issue cuts across traditional party lines. It shows that people's opinions on abortion are nuanced and depend on more than just their party identification. Just like you mentioned, the upcoming 2024 presidential election will indeed be a crucial moment to evaluate the impact of these developments on voter choices and the future of abortion policy in the United States.

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