Americans who support a woman's right to choose an abortion, all women, not just those privileged enough to live in a blue state, or those in red states, with enough money for travel expenses, face a choice.
They can embark on something this country hasn't seen since the 1960s, with the brief exception of the 2021 Black Lives Matter demonstrations, which were unusually intense and effective, because they were fueled by the COVID lockdown - a sustained campaign of angry agitation.
We need a relentless round of street protests. Economic and cultural boycotts should turn red states into backwater pariahs. Voters can exert financial pressure via contributions that makes congressmen and senators on the wrong side of history and public opinion, miserable enough to support a federal law legalizing abortion whether they like it or not.
Republicans are obvious targets because Democrats need at least 10 GOP senators to federalize abortion rights. Democrats who aren't fierce allies of choice (hello, Joe Manchin) should be primaried out, or face voter boycotts. Protests should erupt in every city, every day, loud and disruptive, and terrifying to the powers that be.
Or abortion rights advocates can bemoan the "Handmaid's Tale" - vilification of America, attend one or two photogenic parades on a conveniently scheduled Sunday afternoon, and recite ridiculous fantasies about packing the Supreme Court (you'd need a 60-vote supermajority) or hoping that its conservative members die under Democratic rule. Meanwhile, Southern women will have to drive a thousand miles to terminate a pregnancy.
Roe was unsustainable. The liberal court was never going to last.
Now that the bubble has burst, don't whine. It's time to organize.
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