“The opposition to abortion that unified Republicans for a generation is poised to disintegrate, with internecine battles arising over how far the party should go with laws affecting when a woman can terminate her pregnancy,” the Washington Examiner reports.
“Some red states have settled on bans at 15 weeks with exceptions for rape and incest; others at conception with carve-outs only to preserve the mother’s life, sparking anxiety among veteran Republican strategists that the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, long sought-after by the GOP, could mark a new era of treacherous infighting.”
“And with Republican lawmakers in some legislatures mulling onerous regulations to prevent women from crossing state lines to obtain an abortion where the procedure remains legal, those worries are extending to a new battlefront: 2024. Party professionals concede Democrats could wield Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization as a bludgeon against their next presidential nominee.”
