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4 reasons why abortion laws often clash with the majority's preferences in the US, from constitutional design to low voter turnout

  • Written by Matthew A Baum, Marvin Kalb Professor of Global Communications & Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
4 reasons why abortion laws often clash with the majority's preferences in the US, from constitutional design to low voter turnoutAn Indiana Senate committee hearing on a GOP proposal to ban nearly all abortions in the state, at the Statehouse in Indianapolis, July 26, 2022. AP Photo/Michael Conroy

Kansas voters opted against overturning a state constitutional right to an abortion on Aug. 2, 2022. A few days later, Indiana lawmakers banned nearly all abortions.

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