GOP-Led Abortion Bans Risk Driving Away Voters the Party Needs

  • Texas law took effect after Supreme Court declined to block it
  • Suburban voters recently swung to Democrats after Trump era
WATCH: A Texas law barring abortion after the sixth week of pregnancy took effect at least temporarily on Wednesday.Source: Bloomberg
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A Texas law that effectively bans most abortions will complicate Republican efforts to stem their losses among college-educated suburban voters as the polarizing issue moves to the forefront of upcoming elections.

The law, and a possible reactive wave of abortion bans in other conservative states, risks driving away Americans who have stuck with Republicans because of economic issues just as the GOP begins its campaign to retake control of the House and Senate in the 2022 midterms.