Democratic governors draw contrast with GOP on abortion
Democratic governors across the country are pitching their states as “abortion sanctuaries” as they counter a growing number of Republican-led states seeking to tighten abortion restrictions.
Governors like J.B. Pritzker of Illinois, Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Jay Inslee of Washington and Jared Polis of Colorado have taken steps to preserve abortion access, like stockpiling mifepristone or signing legislation offering residents outside their home states legal protections while seeking an abortion.
While many of those states are staunchly blue and unlikely to see a reversal of abortion access, Democratic governors are using the issue to flex their political muscles on an issue that they say won’t be going away in 2024.
“I don’t think it is unusual to think that we care about all Americans and all American women, even if they don’t reside in Washington state,” Inslee told The Hill in an interview this week.
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/3959377-democratic-governors-gop-abortion-whitmer-polis-newsom/