A Second Trump Term Could Lead to a ‘Backdoor Federal Abortion Ban’
The Opinions30 Okt 2024

A Second Trump Term Could Lead to a ‘Backdoor Federal Abortion Ban’

With less than a week to go until the most contested election in generations, law professor Mary Ziegler considers what a second term for Donald Trump would mean for abortion rights. In this audio essay, she argues that while the former president may seem indifferent on the campaign trail to tightening abortion laws, there is a real possibility that if re-elected he will seek to appease his base by using his executive power to ban abortions nationwide.

This episode originally aired on Feb. 6, 2024.

Thoughts? Email us at theopinions@nytimes.com.


Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Avsnitt(276)

How Should Trump Approach China? A Debate.

How Should Trump Approach China? A Debate.

President Trump’s recent meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, led to a de-escalation of the tense trade war between the superpowers. But what could this truce mean for the United States i...

5 Nov 202536min

America's Next Story: Senator Bernie Sanders

America's Next Story: Senator Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders is not a fan of billionaires. His laser focus on economic inequality has made him one of the most influential politicians in the country. In this conversation with David Leonhardt, an e...

3 Nov 202533min

Congress Is Dying in Real Time

Congress Is Dying in Real Time

The legislative branch of the government is in crisis. The shutdown is entering a second month. Millions of Americans were given a reprieve on Friday after a judge ordered the Trump administration to ...

1 Nov 202535min

We Need to Rethink How We Think About the Holocaust

We Need to Rethink How We Think About the Holocaust

In the wake of the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks in Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told reporters, “This is the savagery that we only remember from the Nazi crimes in the Holocaust. Hamas are the n...

31 Okt 202523min

People Still Want to Get Married. Why Aren't They?

People Still Want to Get Married. Why Aren't They?

What’s the problem with marriage? That depends on whom you ask. The Times Opinion editor Meher Ahmad is joined by the Opinion writer Jessica Grose and the author Glynnis MacNicol to discuss the curren...

29 Okt 202519min

America's Next Story: Jill Lepore

America's Next Story: Jill Lepore

The Harvard historian Jill Lepore worries that citizens have become too passive, waiting for change to happen to them. She is on a mission to revive what has become a lost art in American politics: am...

27 Okt 202530min

Trump Has a Religion. What Do Democrats Have?

Trump Has a Religion. What Do Democrats Have?

The Conversation convenes this week with the Opinion columnist David Brooks, the contributing Opinion writer E.J. Dionne Jr. and the former host of NPR’s “All Things Considered” Robert Siegel to discu...

23 Okt 202530min

America's Next Story: Senator Ruben Gallego

America's Next Story: Senator Ruben Gallego

Senator Ruben Gallego won election in Arizona in 2024 by emphasizing prosperity over equity. Now, he wants the rest of the Democratic Party to follow suit. In this interview with David Leonhardt, an e...

20 Okt 202534min

Populärt inom Politik & nyheter

svenska-fall
rss-krimstad
aftonbladet-krim
p3-krim
flashback-forever
blenda-2
rss-sanning-konsekvens
politiken
aftonbladet-daily
rss-krimreportrarna
motiv
rss-vad-fan-hande
spar
grans
rss-frandfors-horna
rss-flodet
svd-ledarredaktionen
dagens-eko
olyckan-inifran
spotlight