One year ago this week, the Supreme Court issued its Dobbs decision, which meant that millions of Americans no longer had guaranteed access to abortion care. It was a political earthquake, and in many ways the ground is still shaking.
For decades, the politics around abortion had been pretty well set, with the Roe v Wade decision making abortion legal nationwide. Republicans wanted Roe overturned, and that motivated their voters. Democrats, on the other hand, simply weren’t as energized by the issue, and Democratic politicians often shied away from talking about abortion.
But after Roe was overturned, the politics flipped.
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