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Euphoric two years ago, US anti-abortion movement is now divided and worried as election nears
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Anti-abortion signs lean agains a fence outside a recently opened Planned Parenthood clinic in Pittsburg, Kan., Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. - photo by AP Photo/Charlie Riedel
Just two years ago, leading anti-abortion activists were euphoric as the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, thus ending the nationwide right to abortion. Now, with a presidential election fast approaching, their movement is disunited and worried. Within their own ranks, there is second-guessing and finger-pointing, plus trepidation that Election Day might provide new proof that their cause is broadly unpopular.