Alito says overturning Roe gives women a voice on abortion. In the South, it's not that simple.
In his leaked draft Supreme Court opinion, Justice Samuel Alito argues that overturning Roe v. Wade would allow “women on both sides of the abortion issue to seek to affect the legislative process.”
If women in a post-Roe era don’t like state laws that restrict abortion access, or laws that preserve the right to have an abortion, Alito envisions a world in which they can step up and change them. Women can vote, he pointed out, and often do so in higher numbers than men. They can lobby and run for office.
But advocates for voting access and civil rights say that Alito’s depiction does not account for the parts of the country, particularly in the South, where laws make it harder for the poor and voters of color to cast their ballots, and where racially polarized voting can make it more difficult for abortion rights candidates to gain ground.
Southern states — including Mississippi, Georgia and Texas — that are poised to significantly limit or outlaw abortion with few exceptions are also some of the toughest places to participate in elections, or have recently passed voting restrictions, according to researchers, civil rights advocates and a review of federal lawsuits.
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