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The Abortion Fight Goes Local

By Michael Wilner

mwilner@mcclatchydc.com
Hundreds of abortion-rights advocates march toward the Tarrant County Courthouse at the end of a protest in downtown Fort Worth, Texas, on Saturday, June 25, 2022. In a sea of hand-drawn signs, chanting people alternated between “My body, my choice” and “Reproductive rights are human rights.”
Hundreds of abortion-rights advocates march toward the Tarrant County Courthouse at the end of a protest in downtown Fort Worth, Texas, on Saturday, June 25, 2022. In a sea of hand-drawn signs, chanting people alternated between “My body, my choice” and “Reproductive rights are human rights.” Madeleine Cook mcook@star-telegram.com

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The Abortion Fight Goes Local

Local communities are now the front line of a national debate over abortion rights in America. A special McClatchy series investigates how those battles are shaping the 2024 race.

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The Abortion Fight Goes Local

Since the fall of Roe v. Wade more than two years ago, state abortion restrictions have transformed access to reproductive treatments across America. The fight over abortion is now being waged at the local level – and will reach a critical turning point in the 2024 election, when voters across the country will consider abortion restrictions and access on the ballot. Here’s how the battle is unfolding from coast to coast.

This story was originally published August 9, 2024 at 2:22 PM with the headline "The Abortion Fight Goes Local."

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The Abortion Fight Goes Local

Local communities are now the front line of a national debate over abortion rights in America. A special McClatchy series investigates how those battles are shaping the 2024 race.

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