The disclosure of a draft majority opinion that indicates the Supreme Court has voted to overturn Roe v. Wade instantly jolted Democrats – and many hope it could change the tide of the midterm elections
: “If tonight’s news is true, Michigan’s 1931 state law banning abortion would snap back into effect, making any abortion illegal in our state — even if the mom will die, or if she was raped by a family member. No exceptions,” she tweeted. “My poor mother is turning over in her grave.”
Many Republican lawmakers refrained from public comment on Monday night. Those who did, such as Sen. Josh Hawley ,Outside the Supreme Court, hundreds of pro-abortion-rights demonstrators were gathered at 10:30 p.m. Bike racks had been placed as temporary barricades in front of the steps of the court.
The pro-abortion-rights crowd tried to drown them out by chanting, “Hey hey, ho ho, sexist fascists got to go,” and began shouting at the anti-abortion-rights demonstrators when they waded into the crowd to stand in front of the court. Still, the two groups remained nonviolent at 11 p.m. Multiple Democrats predicted that both chambers will want to vote to codify abortion rights in the wake of POLITICO’s coverage of the draft opinion. That move, which vulnerable Democrats like Slotkin
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