A Post-Roe World, Part 1: The Anti-Abortion Activists

<p>Since the leak of the Supreme Court draft opinion on overturning the constitutional right to abortion, both sides of the fight have been scrambling.</p><p>Today, in the first of two parts, we speak to anti-abortion activists such as Michael Gonidakis, president of Ohio Right to Life, about what comes next.</p><p>“It’s been a whirlwind,” he said. “We’re in uncharted territory.”</p><p>Want more from The Daily? For one big idea on the news each week from our team, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline">subscribe to our newsletter</a>. </p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>For half a century, right-wing legal thinkers have been<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/03/us/conservative-legal-movement-roe-v-wade.html"> working toward the moment foretold</a> by the leaked draft.</li><li>Democrats aim to use abortion rights<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/05/us/politics/democrats-abortion-midterms.html"> to jolt state legislative races</a>.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p>