November 2022 Outrage from female voters over the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overrule Roe v. Wade played a major role in the Democrats’ success in the U.S. midterms. It was about practical political opposition to a landmark decision restricting women’s right to abortion.

April 2023. Texas Conservative Judge Matthew Kasmaric rules to ban mifepristone at the federal level. These are conventional pills that have been used for medical abortion for more than two decades.

The decision is the biggest blow to abortion rights in the US since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade” last summer.

Democrats oppose decision

The reactions were immediate. The US Department of Justice was quick to announce that it would appeal the decision.and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer spoke of “a decision that sets a dangerous precedent.”

At the same time, White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre clarified that the Biden administration is poised for a “long legal battle.” Recall the statement of the US President himself, who referred to the “unprecedented attempt to deprive women of their fundamental rights.”

Ultimately, the fate of the pill will be decided by the Supreme Court, whose composition was revised during the Trump presidency.

Political influence

And while the streets of many cities, such as Boston and Massachusetts, are again filled with thousands of women protesting against voices that want to question their right to abortion and the self-determination of their bodies, the decision of a conservative judge from Texas restores the “old” field of confrontation between Democrats and Republicans.

“Let’s be clear: A federal abortion ban is the goal of the Republicans,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Saturday. “This decision is part of their plans to block medical benefits for millions of Americans. It refers to his Republican adherents MAGA (Let’s Make America Great Again) who want to use the national courts to advance their extremist plans, which are unpopular in American society.”

Schumer, according to CNN, confirmed the Democrats’ intention to push for legislation that would focus on protecting women’s health and would seek to preserve the right to abortion at the national level. It is noted that a similar legislative initiative was blocked last year after it failed to get enough votes. At this stage, the chances of his approval remain small, since the Republicans control the House of Representatives, and the marginal majority of Democrats in the Senate is not enough. However, the White House proposed on Wednesday to establish federal regulations to protect the personal data of women who have had an abortion.

What’s wrong with Republicans?

But how will the camp react? Republicans in the latest court decision? CNN notes in its analysis that a majority of Republicans have opted for a stance of “silence” over the previous week on two major issues that have traditionally mobilized and “affected” their electoral base. The reason for the problem of gun ownership, which has made a dramatic comeback in the news due to the recent massacres in some parts of the US, and the issue of abortion.

The CNN article notes that these are two fronts that Republicans have frequently “used” over the past two decades to rally their more conservative audiences, and on which they have admittedly scored important political victories.

In recent days, the issue of abortion has moved to the forefront of the race for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, and liberals hope that Protasevich’s victory will make a positive contribution to the fight for the universal legalization of the right to abortion. At the same time, according to American analysts, Trump’s over-investment in a highly conservative audience could now backfire on the party and politically and ideologically limit candidates for the nomination.

Trump’s shadow and the strategy of “silence”

A few days before the first – so far – culmination of the “series” of prosecutions Donald Trump In the case of the financing of porn star Stormy Daniels, the Associated Press noted that the former US president prefers to avoid any mention of the abortion issue.

“No elected Republican has done more to curb abortion rights in the US than Donald Trump,” the AP reports, noting that Trump is choosing to remain silent just nine months after he and his party celebrated the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn constitutional rights of women. the right to an abortion.

“We’re on a lot of other things,” Trump said when asked twice if he supports a federal ban on abortion.

Meanwhile, abortion rights are a concern in many parts of the US. Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, 24 states have banned abortion or are likely to do so, according to the Guttmacher Institute. At the same time, other states with Republican-controlled legislatures, including Florida, are passing restrictive laws banning abortion after the sixth week of pregnancy.

In some ways, both the Justice Department’s appeal of Kasmerick’s decision and the way the election debate on the issue plays out in the coming months make the issue of abortion central to the 2024 presidential election.

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