Doyle McManus: After Roe v. Wade reversal, a new war between the states
by Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times
Jul 05, 2022
3 minutes
WASHINGTON — The polarization of American politics, a trend that began long before Donald Trump ran for president, isn’t running out of steam. If anything, it’s accelerating.
Last month it got a boost from a new source: a conservative Supreme Court majority pushing hot-button issues back to the states — not only abortion, but also gun control and environmental regulation, with others likely to come.
Americans were already divided over abortion rights; now, thanks to the court, they get to debate the issue in a dozen or more state legislatures.
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