U.S. citizens protest the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to repeal the right to abortion during a candlelight vigil in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on the 26th (local time). Washington | AP Yonhap News
American society is being swept into a storm caused by the Supreme Court’s decision to abolish the right to abortion. The conservative camp, which succeeded in overturning the ‘Roe v. Wade’ ruling that recognized women’s right to abortion for the first time in 49 years, is rushing to prepare to materialize a ban on abortion by state, while advocating a new goal, such as a ban on birth control pills. Progressive camps and women’s groups prepared for individual battles by state and foretold large-scale protests, as whether or not to allow or restrict abortion was transferred to the state’s authority. The Democratic Party is poised to use the Supreme Court’s ruling to abolish the right to abort pregnancy as a material for gathering supporters ahead of the November midterm elections.
The New York Times reported on the 26th (local time) that the National Human Rights Commission (NRLC) announced that it would launch a constitutional amendment campaign to ban abortion nationwide. The NRLC and other anti-abortion groups have also launched a campaign to ban women living in states that have banned abortions from crossing state borders. Banning the morning-after pill is also part of their goals.
According to U.S. media, 26 out of 50 U.S. states will ban abortion partially or completely. In Florida, which adopted a law that bans abortion surgery after 15 months of pregnancy, additional sanctions efforts are becoming visible, including a bill to advance the abortion ban to six weeks. South Dakota Governor Christy Nom, a Republican, has announced that state law will put in place health and adoption support measures for women with unwanted pregnancies in exchange for abortion surgery.
Progressive and women’s groups are also on fire. Women’s March, which held a nationwide large-scale march in protest against the inauguration of former President Donald Trump in January 2017, announced that it was preparing for a large-scale street protest under the name of ‘Summer of Wrath’ in July. They also plan to support Democratic candidates ahead of the midterm elections in November.
Democrats began to actively highlight the issue of abortion rights as the main reason for the midterm elections, saying Democrats must take control of the federal congress to restore women’s right to abortion, which was upheld for 50 years, and to prevent further repression of other freedoms. did. The first tape was cut by President Joe Biden. In a speech to the public right after the Supreme Court’s ruling on the 24th, he said, “This fall we need to elect more senators and members of the House of Representatives to legislate women’s rights into federal law.” Individual freedom lies in voting.” Democratic candidates running in all levels of elections, including U.S. House and Senate elections, as well as governors and state legislators, also came out to appeal to the Democratic Party for strength, claiming that Republican and conservative Supreme Court justices trampled on women’s rights.
President Biden and the Democrats are expected to struggle in the midterm elections as negative factors such as inflation and high oil prices overlap. Therefore, the Democratic Party sees anger at the retreat of women’s rights by the Supreme Court ruling as a good thing to mobilize the disappointing supporters. In fact, public opinion on the Supreme Court’s decision to abolish the right to abortion is critical. In a survey of 1,591 adults on the 24th and 25th, right after the Supreme Court ruling was issued on the 24th and 25th, right after the Supreme Court decision was issued with YouGov, an opinion polling agency, 59% of respondents said that they do not support the Supreme Court ruling. 41% of the respondents said they supported it. Fifty-eight percent of voters in favor of enacting federal legislation that would legalize the right to abortion was opposed, and 42 percent opposed it.
Although opinions differ among Democrat election strategists on the extent of the destructive power of this issue, the prevailing view is that it will mobilize supporters and increase the turnout of Democratic-oriented voters. On the other hand, Republican election strategists say that the midterm elections traditionally judge the president and the ruling party strongly, and especially this year, economic issues such as inflation are being highlighted. The Washington Post pointed out that Democrats criticize the Supreme Court ruling and emphasize the issue of abortion, while Republicans are generally cautious, reflecting the difference in each party’s calculation method for the midterm elections.
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