In Part 1 of this edition of the FiveThirtyEight Politics Podcast, the crew discusses the fallout from the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the constitutional right to abortion. Which states now have abortion bans, how have Americans across the political spectrum reacted to them, and how could this decision affect the 2022 midterm elections? The … Read more
On Friday, the US Supreme Court overturned its previous rulings granting a constitutional right to abortion. While five conservatives in the court supported Roe’s ouster, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in a unanimous opinion that he advocated maintaining the Mississippi statute without completely overturning the 49-year precedent. The three Liberals on the Supreme Court delivered … Read more
The Supreme Court just ruled Roe v. Wade lifted. To date, the right to abortion has been protected by the US Constitution, which meant state legislatures could not outlaw the procedure if they wanted to. Now states have a free hand to ban abortion, restrict abortion, and regulate abortion. What happens next? Here are the … Read more
Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images A common assumption in the debate surrounding the fall of Roe v. Wade, who established the constitutional right to abortion in 1973, is that there are only two sides. On one side, the thinking goes, are those who think abortion should be legal and that Roe should be … Read more
Stefani Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images A metal coat hanger cannot speak, but it can send a message. Long a symbol of the dangers faced by people living in the years before Roe B.C. Wade attempting to terminate pregnancies, hangers are synonymous with a whole range of physical horrors, most of which never specifically involved hangers. In recent … Read more
In this late-night edition of the podcast, the crew covers both the results of the Ohio Senate primary and the leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion ruling Roe v. Wade would fall.
Welcome to FiveThirtyEight’s politics chat. The transcript below has been lightly edited. sarah (Sarah Frostenson, politics editor): It’s possible that Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that established the constitutional right to abortion, is about to be overturned. Late on Monday, Politico published a draft Supreme Court opinion that indicates a majority of the … Read more
Protesters participate in a rally in Montgomery, Ala., on May 19, 2019, against HB 314, a bill passed by the Alabama legislature making almost all abortions illegal. (Photo by Julie Bennett / Getty Images) Subscribe to the nation Subscribe now for as little as $2 a month! Thank you for signing up for the nation‘s … Read more
