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Ruth Braunstein, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Connecticut

How the threat of 'taxpayer-funded abortion' is being used to mobilize conservative religious voters

The right to abortion is among the top issues on the ballot in several states. AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File

Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and the wave of state-level abortion bans that followed, it might appear that anti-abortion activists could declare victory and go home.

However, from their perspective, a major threat still looms: Their tax dollars may be used to fund abortion in states where abortion is legal.

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