Title: On Abortion Rights, 2020 Democrats Move Past ‘Safe, Legal and Rare’ - The New York Times
Headings: On Abortion Rights, 2020 Democrats Move Past ‘Safe, Legal and Rare’
On Abortion Rights, 2020 Democrats Move Past ‘Safe, Legal and Rare’
The Democratic presidential candidates don’t want to simply defend abortion rights. They want to go on offense.
A basic reframing
An emboldened defense
A shift to offense
Betting on public opinion
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On Abortion Rights, 2020 Democrats Move Past ‘Safe, Legal and Rare’
The Democratic presidential candidates don’t want to simply defend abortion rights. They want to go on offense. Democrats are backing extensive abortion rights after states like Georgia passed new restrictions and conservatives cemented their majority on the Supreme Court. Credit...
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By Maggie Astor
Nov. 25, 2019
The Democratic presidential field has coalesced around an abortion rights agenda more far-reaching than anything past nominees have proposed, according to a New York Times survey of the campaigns. The positions reflect a hugely consequential shift on one of the country’s most politically divisive issues. Every candidate The Times surveyed supports codifying Roe v. Wade in federal law, allowing Medicaid coverage of abortion by repealing the Hyde Amendment, and removing funding restrictions for organizations that provide abortion referrals. Almost all of them say they would nominate only judges who support abortion rights, an explicit pledge Democrats have long avoided. Very few support restrictions on abortions late in pregnancy. Seven say abortion pills should be available over the counter.