Further, according to a 2019 study, 61% of US adults believe that abortion should be legal in the US in all or most cases, compared to 38% who say it should be illegal all or most of the time.

Several Democratic presidential candidates, including Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, have expressed their support for a federal law enshrining the right of all women to make decisions about reproduction, including a right to abortion and contraception.

During her campaign, former Democratic candidate Kamala Harris even advocated for an abortion rights version of the Voting Rights Act, which would require states with a history of misogynist anti-abortion laws to get federal approval before they are permitted to enact new abortion restrictions.

The message is clear: with a president who has made it evident he doesn’t value women’s rights and the last significant legal safeguard under serious threat, it’s more crucial than ever to secure access to abortion for women in America. Otherwise, 2020 might be remembered for all the wrong reasons.

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Roe v Wade, the law giving US women abortion rights, is facing its biggest threat yet