Abortion restrictions carry political risk for Republicans in 2020
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The move by states like Alabama, Georgia and Ohio to impose drastic restrictions on abortion could bolster Republicans’ support from religious voters wary of President Donald Trump but risks alienating moderates, political experts said on Wednesday.
Ahead of the 2020 election, when Democrats will try to parlay support among women voters to oust Trump from office, the issue of abortion is already featuring prominently in many Democratic candidates’ case to voters.
Most of the Democrats seeking the party’s presidential nomination blasted the Alabama measure, which was signed into law by Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday. The strictest U.S. abortion law, it bans nearly all abortions in the state, even in cases of rape and incest.
“This is risky for Republicans and could benefit Democrats,” said Joshua Wilson, a political science professor at the University of Denver who has written two books about the politics of abortion.
Democrats have spent years arguing that Republicans are pursuing a “war on women,” trying to turn that fear into electoral support.
Republicans have rallied their base by promising to roll back the legalization of abortion, building on strident opposition to abortion among evangelicals and the religious right.
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