The abortion rights debate has always been at the forefront of American politics. But it wasn't until the U.S.
Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022 that politicians had to contend with what would happen if the debate was turned over to the states. And it wasn't until this election that we saw what, if any, impact that shift in protections would have on a presidential campaign.
Pro-life activists were able to beat three abortion ballot initiatives on Election Day that would have protected abortion access in Florida, Nebraska and South Dakota. Even though these were rare ballot wins for the movement, the 2024 election cycle as a whole was disastrous for pro-lifers because conservative politicians abandoned us. The GOP has done everything it can to push abortion out of the spotlight of the national political discussion, and the saddening truth for pro-lifers is that Republicans won this election because they dropped pro-life values.
GOP's softening on abortion worked for Trump. Voters proved it. Donald Trump’s reelection campaign was a rare time in my lifetime when the GOP moderated on abortion.
Trump vowed to veto a national ban and has maintained that he believes it is a question best left to the states. As much as progressive activists want to argue that Trump is an anti-abortion extremist, his stance is an incredibly moderate one and lies where most Americans stand on the issue. American public opinion on abortion has shifted in favor of legality since 2020, and st.