Now, as abortion restrictions and bans in red states have become reality, the issue is again on the ballot, both explicitly and implicitly, in races across the country.
In Kentucky, Democrats are testing whether abortion can provide a political advantage even in a red state, as Gov.
In Ohio, a socially conservative state, a ballot question that would enshrine abortion rights in the State Constitution will measure the extent of the country’s political pivot toward abortion rights.
And in Virginia, the only Southern state without an abortion ban, Gov.
Glenn Youngkin, a Republican, is trying to flip the script in the state’s legislative elections, casting Democrats as “extreme” and saying his party supports a “common-sense position” — a 15-week ban.
Persons:
Roe, Wade, Andy Beshear, Roe —, Glenn Youngkin
Organizations:
Democrat, Republican
Locations:
In Kentucky, Ohio, State, Virginia