FRANCIS WILKINSON: Civil rights are on the ballot this election

Civil rights — who gets to have them and who doesn’t — have been a central contest of American politics from the start. But at no time in recent history have so many Americans had their rights on the line in one election. In the wake of Republican Supreme Court justices overturning Roe v.

Wade in 2022, tens of millions of American women in red states lost their reproductive rights. Tens of millions more stand to lose them if Republicans win Congress and MAGA seizes the presidency, enabling them to impose national restrictions or an outright abortion ban. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content.



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