The majority of Americans support legal abortion. Redistricting has allowed extremism to flourish without fear of repercussion

Meaghan Winter

Mon 25 Oct 2021

America is at a crossroads when it comes to abortion. In 2021, state
legislatures have passed an unprecedented 106 anti-abortion bills. State
lawmakers in five states are preparing legislation similar to Texas’s SB 8, an
effective total abortion ban that enshrines a new kind of vigilantism directed
at medical providers and private citizens.

In this dangerous moment, supporters of legal abortion must understand that
raising our voices is not going to change anything unless we also push for
major, immediate democratic reforms including ending the filibuster, enshrining
federal voting rights, expanding the supreme court and establishing fair
redistricting.

Continued: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/oct/25/americas-anti-abortion-movement-has-a-secret-dirty-weapon-gerrymandering