Now, 2 ½ years later, with near-full abortion bans in 13 states, deaths confirmed because of them, and a smattering of states that have enacted protections via the direct democracy of ballot initiatives, the country has a choice: to reelect Republican Donald Trump, whose pledge to undo Roe helped fuel his first ascent to the White House; or to elect Democrat Kamala Harris, who is running on resurrecting abortion rights as she aims to be the first woman to win the presidency.
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Roe’s author, Justice Harry Blackmun, told the New York Times that establishing the right to an abortion was “a step that had to be taken as we go down the road toward the full emancipation of women.” After the ruling, deaths related to pregnancy and childbirth plummeted, women’s participation in the workforce went up, women started enrolling in college and graduating at higher rates than men, and the average age of marriage increased by nearly a decade.
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