Illiberalism
Gilead
Abortion, reproductive freedom and health
Fig. 1. Sign at demonstration in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, May 3, 2022. Janni Rye, via Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication.
Republicans keep having their asses handed to them on abortion.[1] Their persistence suggests strongly to me that Democrats will have yet another opportunity to accomplish absolutely fucking nothing even with full control of both the White House and Congress following the 2024 election.
Patrick Marley, Rachel Roubein, and Kevin Williams, “Ohio voters reject higher bar for altering constitution, a win for abortion rights supporters,” Washington Post, August 8, 2023, https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/08/08/ohio-election-issue-1-abortion/
Andrew J. Tobias and Jake Zuckerman, “Ohio voters reject State Issue 1, defeating hurdle for abortion-rights vote in November,” Cleveland Plain Dealer, August 8, 2023, https://www.cleveland.com/news/2023/08/ohio-voters-reject-state-issue-1-defeating-hurdle-for-abortion-rights-vote-in-november.html
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Fig. 1. Along Mifflin Road in Pittsburgh’s Hays neighborhood. Photograph by author, December 1, 2020.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, “Tornado watch issued for portions of southwestern Pennsylvania,” August 7, 2023, https://www.post-gazette.com/news/weather-news/2023/08/07/tornado-watch-pittsburgh-region/stories/202308070059
Ryan Deto, “Lawrence County added to Pittsburgh metro area,” Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, August 8, 2023, https://triblive.com/local/regional/lawrence-county-added-to-pittsburgh-metro-area/
- [1]Patrick Marley, Rachel Roubein, and Kevin Williams, “Ohio voters reject higher bar for altering constitution, a win for abortion rights supporters,” Washington Post, August 8, 2023, https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/08/08/ohio-election-issue-1-abortion/; Andrew J. Tobias and Jake Zuckerman, “Ohio voters reject State Issue 1, defeating hurdle for abortion-rights vote in November,” Cleveland Plain Dealer, August 8, 2023, https://www.cleveland.com/news/2023/08/ohio-voters-reject-state-issue-1-defeating-hurdle-for-abortion-rights-vote-in-november.html↩