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<p>Against the backdrop of abortion rights becoming one of the top issues in the upcoming midterm elections, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/lindsey-graham-to-introduce-national-late-term-abortions-ban-to-the-senate">unveiled a proposed nationwide ban on abortion</a> on Tuesday that would outlaw the procedure after 15 weeks of pregnancy.</p>
<p>It was just weeks ago, however, when Graham justified the <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/supreme-court-overturns-roe-v-wade-in-dobbs-v-jackson-womens-health-organization-decision">Supreme Court’s landmark decision</a> to overturn <em>Roe v. Wade</em> by claiming he’d been “consistent” in believing that abortion should be left to individual states.</p>
<p>Since the high court overturned the federal right to abortion in late June, Republicans have grown defensive as reproductive rights have quickly become a galvanizing issue among voters. Democrats have suddenly <a href="https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/yes-special-elections-really-are-signaling-a-better-than-expected-midterm-for-democrats/">over-performed in special elections</a> despite promises of a “red wave.” And the so-called “<a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/generic-ballot/">generic congressional ballot</a>” now shows Republicans trailing. Just last month, voters in conservative Kansas <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/democrats-say-kansas-abortion-vote-is-proof-theyre-not-totally-screwed-in-midterm-elections">firmly rejected</a> a ballot measure to allow state lawmakers to regulate abortion.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/remember-when-lindsey-graham-said-abortion-should-be-left-to-the-states?source=articles&via=rss">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->
Against the backdrop of abortion rights becoming one of the top issues in the upcoming midterm elections, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) unveiled a proposed nationwide ban on abortion on Tuesday that would outlaw the procedure after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
It was just weeks ago, however, when Graham justified the Supreme Court’s landmark decision to overturn Roe v. Wade by claiming he’d been “consistent” in believing that abortion should be left to individual states.
Since the high court overturned the federal right to abortion in late June, Republicans have grown defensive as reproductive rights have quickly become a galvanizing issue among voters. Democrats have suddenly over-performed in special elections despite promises of a “red wave.” And the so-called “generic congressional ballot” now shows Republicans trailing. Just last month, voters in conservative Kansas firmly rejected a ballot measure to allow state lawmakers to regulate abortion.
