Leading Democrats posture on abortion ruling

A number of state legislatures have already responded by introducing bills aimed at restricting these rights, including measures requiring parental notification and banning particular procedures. The ultimate aim of anti-abortion advocates is to overturn the right to abortion itself, as set out in the 1973 case of Roe v. Wade.

The Republican Party, including all its major would-be presidential candidates in 2008 and leading figures in the Bush administration, predictably praised the ruling, as have leaders of the various anti-abortion groups.

Democratic Party candidates, on the other hand, have voiced opposition to the ruling and are seeking once again to use the issue as a means of convincing workers and young people to back the Democrats in 2008.

The three major Democratic candidates all denounced the ruling. South Carolina Senator John Edwards said he “could not disagree more strongly” with the decision and that the “hard right turn is a stark reminder of why Democrats cannot afford to lose the 2008 election.” Illinois Senator Barack Obama voiced his concern that “this ruling will embolden state legislatures to enact further measures to restrict a woman’s right to choose, and that the conservative Supreme Court justices will look for other opportunities to erode Roe v. Wade.”

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