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Forefront and center of abortion rights in the interim period after the Supreme Court's decision

Abortion rights middle as conservative Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade's groundbreaking ruling on Friday It became a central stage for the election. Dobbsv. The JacksonWomen's Health Organization's decision invalidates women's constitutional rights to abortion and opens the way forstates to ban and further limit abortion nationwide

Democrats are fighting for the majority in the House and Senate. Thirty-six governor elections have been held this year, with thousands of ballots down. Party officials see the fight to protect the right to abortion as a matter of victory for candidates above and below the ballot. The Democratic Party has influenced grassroots support after a leak in May, according to an aide to the party's campaign department.

"No doubt, Republicans aren't just overturning Roe. The 2022 election will decide whether to put new cruel and penal restrictions on women and their families." Read the statement from the Democratic Commission. "November election stakes couldn't be higher anymore, and voters would hear them by standing up and down ballots with Democrats."

According to the Guttmacher Institute, a voter in favor of abortion, 26 states will move to further limit abortion if the ruling is overturned. Thirteen states have enacted laws on books that ban abortion almost immediately. Parliamentarians in other states are already working to set further limits in preparation for a down decision. 

CBS News PollLast month, nearly two-thirds of Americans wanted to maintain the Roe v. Wade case prior to the decision. It turned out that: 65%, even if the decision was overturned, all or in most cases wanted abortion to be legal in their state. Fifty-eight percent wanted Congress to pass a law that would keep abortion legal. 

Following the Supreme Court's decision, the Democratic National Committee, the Senate Campaign Committee, and the Parliamentary Campaign Committee are to select and re-election candidates who support the right to abortion. Announced the start of a national organization campaign. This includes new websites, volunteer hubs, and coordinated field campaigns. 

"This organizing campaign provides resentful voters with a way to help elect Prochoice Democrats, the last line of defense against Republican plans to ban abortion nationwide. "We will," said Tim Persico, Managing Director of the DCCC. 

Even before the decision — Democrats have begun to release ads focused on the right to abortion. In May, Senator Maggie Hassan, who will be reelected in New Hampshire, accused him of supporting the criminalization of abortion and released an ad to attack the enemy. In Nevada, Senator Catherine Cortez Mast, also seeking re-election, said her opponent Adam Laksa supported removing protection against legal blame in Nevada. Advertised on social media blaming Le. And at the crowded Democratic Primary Association to take on Republican Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson, the only woman in the race, Sara Godrevsky, is outside the Supreme Court, who vows to protect her reproductive rights. Released an ad shot in. 

On Friday, after the decision was made, Democrats issued a large number of statements and funding emails and texts. Some have also announced plans to attend an abortion-friendly rights event over the weekend. 

"The only way to move forward is to expand the majority of our pro-choices," tweeted Ohio State Senator Tim Ryan. "For the first time in our history, the Supreme Court has deprived individuals of their constitutional rights," said Cheri Beasley, North Carolina's Democratic Senator and former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, condemning the decision.

Earlier this year, the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, NARAL Pro-Choice America, and EMILY's List, a rights group in favor of abortion, helped select candidates for reproductive rights above and below the ballot. Announced plans to spend $ 150 million in the interim period. According to a spokesperson for Emily's List, their polls show that voters are inspired by this issue.

"Votes see this very clearly as a right they should have. They believe you should have the freedom to make your own decisions and they believe this. Will vote for, "said Christina Reynolds. "They are very firmly on our side and blame Republicans for these actions."

The Democratic Party is backing the selection of candidates who support the right to abortion. However, many Republicans praise the Supreme Court's ruling. Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell said the court "corrected terrible legal and moral errors." " 

Former Vice President Mike Pence said in his statement that the decision" corrected a historic mistake. " He also screamed at the rally. It has returned to the center of American law in all states of the country.

With the midterm elections a little over four months away, Republicans on the ballot are navigating their own line of attack. Roev. In a statement in response to a decision in a midterm election unprotected by Wade, Georgia Senator Herschel Walker said, "Sending the abortion issue back to the state. 

"All Democrats running in 2022 need to answer this simple question. Are there legal restrictions on abortion?" In a post-decision statement, the National Republic Senate Committee Said Chris Hartline, a spokesperson for the. 

Correspondingly, Democrats argued that healthcare must be a decision between a woman and her doctor.

Another approach taken by Republican candidates focuses on resources for parents. Ohio State Senator candidate JD Vance has issued a statement calling it a "great day." He went on to insist that he fights to ensure that "every young mother has the resources needed to bring new life to the world."

According to a recent review by CBS News, the states with the most restrictive abortion laws in the book havethe least resources for women to have and raise children. It was the state I was in

Saraewall-Weiss

CBS News Reporter covering economic policy.

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