Topline
Republicans’ losses in Ohio and Virginia last week has put the spotlight back on abortion rights as a major election issue heading into 2024—and renewed scrutiny on imposing an abortion ban after 15 weeks of pregnancy, as the losses in Virginia’s legislative race dampened the GOP’s plan to use the restriction as a path forward for how the party talks about abortion.
Key Facts
Virginia Republicans were the latest to push a 15-week abortion ban—which they described as a “reasonable” restriction on the procedure—in this year’s election, as the party ran on the issue in an attempt to take control of the state legislature.
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