With Roe dead, Republicans call for abortion bans in all states
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court's ruling allowing states to set their own abortion laws will immediately halt the procedure in several states and thrust the issue of reproductive rights into this fall's midterm elections.
The decision will also put significant pressure on President Joe Biden — a late-comer to the modern abortion rights movement — to take steps to fortify abortion access, even though it is unclear what executive action is available to him.
Social conservatives who have been trying to reverse the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling for decades promised to build on their efforts by pushing for abortion bans in every state or antiabortion legislation at the federal level, particularly if they make gains in Congress in November's
