As Nov. 5 approaches and the struggle for control of the U.S.
House reaches a fever pitch, Democrats are doing everything they can to tie their Republican opponents to their antiabortion voting records. Some Republican candidates, meanwhile, seem to be softening their positions. And political analysts say it’s part of a larger trend playing out nationwide, up and down the ballot.
Health Brief is a coproduction of The Washington Post and KFF Health News. “The politics of abortion and reproductive health can get voters to participate at higher rates,” said , a political science professor at . “Republicans have to moderate their stance if they’re going to be in the battle.
” After all, support restoring abortion rights overturned in 2022 by the Supreme Court. Aggressive ads are going up in competitive districts where Democrats see an opportunity to take control of the House by engaging voters who might not vote straight-ticket — or at all. In New York, Democrat blasted Republican incumbent in a for voting against abortion rights times.
Next door in New Jersey, Democratic hopeful Republican opponent for a “secret antiabortion agenda.” And in California, Democrat Republican rival “ and MAGA extremists” for backing a national abortion ban. Meanwhile, in March, shortly after her primary, Rep.
(R-Calif.) removed her support for a blanket abortion ban — the — saying it could create confusion because the bill could threaten in vitro fertilization. Following new.