From every crisis there are consequences. And in the US last week the consequences came home to roost for the Republicans. The über-hyped “red wave” turned into a washout — thanks, I am certain, to women.
That failure can be traced to the overturning of Roe v Wade in June. For those unfamiliar, that was a ruling that recognised a constitutional right for women to have access to abortions. Instead, this summer a Supreme Court ruling gave power back to individual states to decide access to abortion.
