He was probably both pulled by a Democratic Party becoming more supportive of abortion rights and pushed by an anti-abortion movement becoming more aligned with Republicans and Christian conservatives, Ziegler said.
Sen. Bob Casey becomes unlikely messenger in fight for abortion rights in swing state Pennsylvania
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“I think what you’re seeing is a lot of women waiting to have children until they have more caretaking resources,” said Mary Ziegler, a leading historian of reproductive issues and law professor at the University of California, Davis.
U.S. birthrate falls to 100-year low, triggering economic worries
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