Abortion Rights Debate Intensifies in U.S. Ahead of 2024 Elections
A Texas case highlights the political challenges for Republicans, while Biden's campaign plans to make abortion a key focus.
- Republican presidential contenders are grappling with the issue of abortion rights as a Texas case highlights the political challenges they face.
- The Texas Supreme Court denied Kate Cox, a 31-year-old mother of two, the right to end a pregnancy that threatened her life and future fertility.
- The US Supreme Court's decision last year to reverse Roe v. Wade's federal guarantee of abortion rights has led to a cascade of legal challenges and debates over abortion laws in Republican-controlled states.
- President Joe Biden's campaign plans to make abortion a key focus in the 2024 elections, drawing contrast with the Republican front-runner.
- Abortion rights advocates are pursuing efforts to guarantee abortion rights through ballot measures in states including Arizona, Florida, Nevada, Colorado, Maryland, Missouri, South Dakota and Nebraska.