The national debate over abortion is likely to ratchet up in coming months, as abortion-rights opponents push to have their case heard before the Supreme Court
Abortion is likely to be one of the most thorny social issues on spending bills that will have to be negotiated between the two chambers of Congress. Photo: mandel ngan/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images By Stephanie Armour and Kristina Peterson May 27, 2019 5:30 a.m. ET WASHINGTON—The passage of a number of state laws severely restricting abortion is intensifying a national fight over the issue on Capitol Hill and in the 2020 battle for control of Congress.
Some Democratic-controlled states are easing restrictions on late-term abortion procedures and enshrining abortion rights into law. The restrictive state laws, meanwhile, have already taken a central role in the race for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. Groups opposed to abortion rights said they were confident the focus on the issue would help them at the ballot box next year.
The organization said it would spend six figures on digital ads in Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky and North Carolina—all of which could have competitive Senate races next year—pressing women voters to contact state representatives about their stance on abortion.
One provision would override a Trump administration rule to strip organizations that provide abortions such as Planned Parenthood Federation of America of millions of taxpayer dollars for family planning. Another provision would block the administration from implementing a policy that prevents federal funds from going to foreign nongovernmental organizations that perform abortions, dispense abortion information or support other groups that do.
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