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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Nicola Slawson

First Thing: Lindsey Graham proposes nationwide 15-week abortion ban

Lindsey Graham at his news conference on Tuesday. The White House and Democrats decried Graham’s efforts.
Lindsey Graham at his news conference on Tuesday. The White House and Democrats decried Graham’s efforts. Photograph: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters

Good morning.

Senator Lindsey Graham proposed legislation on Tuesday for a nationwide 15-week abortion ban, a politically risky strategy as a backlash grows to the US supreme court ruling earlier this summer overturning federal protections for the procedure.

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