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Washington State to Maintain Abortion Pill Stockpile if Trump Wins

Washington State to Maintain Abortion Pill Stockpile if Trump Wins

Above: Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks during a pro-choice rally and press conference in Seattle, Washington on May 3, 2022. Image copyright: *** GETTY *** Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images

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It's not hard to understand why Gov. Inslee and other Democratic governors are stockpiling abortion pills ahead of the 2024 US presidential election. If Trump happens to win in November, his second administration wouldwill soughtseek to attack reproductive rights nationwide.

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Metaculus Prediction

There's a 2% chance that elective abortion will be banned nationally in the United States before 2030, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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