AXIOS January 22, 2023
Both sides in the abortion fight are trying to claim symbolic high ground on Sunday’s 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade while looking ahead to a new phase that will be largely fought in state capitals and the courts.
What’s happening: Anti-abortion groups are celebrating the culmination of their decades-long effort to overturn the federal right to the procedure while abortion rights advocates are pressing to maintain access in states where it remains legal.
- Those activists also are trying to ensure that the energy around the issue that fueled Democrats’ midterm engagement doesn’t wane.
- “It’s important for us to lend the message that the protests of last year were not a fluke, November was not a fluke … and...