How Abortion is Reshaping American Elections After Dobbs

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🗓️ 17 November 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Last week, Ohio voters approved Issue 1, a ballot measure to amend the state constitution to protect abortion access. The vote was the latest in a string of state-level victories for abortion rights supporters since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year. But in many states, women are now living with bans and restrictions that make abortions much harder to get since the Dobbs decision. We’ll look at what the Ohio outcome could mean for the future of abortion rights around the country, and how the issue is playing out in the 2024 presidential election. Guests: Michele Goodwin, professor of constitutional law and global health policy, Georgetown Law. Her books include "Policing the Womb: Invisible Women and the Criminalization of Motherhood" Rebecca Traister, writer-at-large for New York magazine and The Cut. Her cover story “Abortion Wins Elections” appeared in the March 2023 edition of New York magazine. Her books include, Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:50.2	you know, and the world. From KQED in San Francisco, I'm Mina Kim. Coming up on forum, Ohio voters last week approved a ballot measure to amend the state constitution to protect abortion access. The vote was
1:12.5	the latest in a string of state-level victories for abortion rights supporters since the U.S. Supreme
1:17.1	Court overturned Roe v. Wade. And abortion rights is seen as the reason behind Democratic victories
1:23.0	in Virginia last week. Democrats are hoping the issue's potency will continue to galvanize voters,
1:29.2	especially women and younger voters, and lead to electoral wins in 2024. We'll take a closer look
1:35.4	at what the Ohio outcome means for the future of abortion rights nationwide and what impact
1:40.5	it could have on the next election. Join us.
1:54.7	Welcome to Forum. I'm Mina Kim. Ever since the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade last year,
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