United StatesMany Republicans support abortion. Are they switching parties because of it? AnnetteJanuary 13, 2024 The first time Carol Whitmore ever had sex, she got pregnant. It was 1973, and Whitmore was a teenager. Whitmore’s parents were in and out of trouble with the police, Whitmore said. When they told Whitmore they would help her raise the child, she thought, nope. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/13/abortion-republican-voters-presidential-electionInstead, Whitmore got an abortion. That same year, the US supreme court legalized abortion nationwide in Roe v Wade 2024 ElectionAbortion BanAbortion CareAbortion PillsAbortion RightsDemocratsHealthcarelegislationRepublicansRoe v Wadeteenage pregnancyUnited StatesUS Supreme Court