The Uncomfortable Truth: Abortion Rights Do Not Hinge on Who Is Elected President, by Betsy McCaughey

Betsy McCaughey is a former Lt. Governor of New York and co-founder of the Committee to Save Our City at saveourcityny.org. Follow her on Twitter @Betsy_McCaughey. To find out more about Betsy McCaughey and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com. Her views on abortion are her own and not reflective of The Stream’s.

The biggest lie roiling the election is Vice President Kamala Harris’s claim that former President Donald Trump will ban abortion nationwide.

Abortion rights do not hinge on who is elected president, nor on which party controls Congress. The issue is out of their hands. Wherever you live, the people you elect as state legislators will determine your abortion rights. That is what the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2022 when it overturned Roe v. Wade.

As a pro-choice woman, I understand that some voters are putting aside concerns about inflation, the border, foreign policy, and other issues out of fear they or their daughters won’t have freedom of choice. They deserve the truth, but they’re not getting it. …

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