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Democrats plan to use the Alito draft as a rallying cry for the fall campaign. Eskamani said bodily autonomy will be a campaign issue.

Abortion clinics in Republican-led states scrambled Tuesday to prepare for an imminent future in which abortion would become illegal. And state lawmakers vowed to pass, or combat, legislation befitting a new phase in the battle over reproductive rights.

A leaked U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion decision ignited a sense of urgency Tuesday among Florida...

Democrats say it's a "raid on women’s rights" while Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state's abortion law is “the strongest that Florida has seen in decades.”

If a leaked opinion by Supreme Court Justice Alito overturning Roe v. Wade is the ruling, abortion rights would go to the states. Florida now bans abortions after 15 weeks, with some exceptions.

Abortion rights advocates say no matter what the U.S. Supreme Court ruling is, they will continue to fight for safe access to the procedure.

If a leaked opinion by Supreme Court Justice Alito overturning Roe v. Wade is the ruling, abortion rights would go to the states. Florida now bans abortions after 15 weeks, with some exceptions.

Democrats say it's a "raid on women’s rights" while Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state's abortion law is “the strongest that Florida has seen in decades.”

In Florida, anti-abortion advocates cheer, Democratic lawmakers prepare for political battle

Democrats plan to use the Alito draft as a rallying cry for the fall campaign. Eskamani said bodily autonomy will be a campaign issue.