A division in the United States over how long the angst and anger surrounding the removal of the constitutional right to an abortion will last.

Termination law has been given back to the states which could mean bans in more than half of them.

Washington Post political reporter Annie Linskey says Democrats believe the angst and anger will continue all the way up until the mid-term elections in November.

But she told Mike Hosking Republicans say this will only be on the minds of voters for a matter of weeks.

Linskey says Republicans say this will only be on the minds of voters for a matter of weeks before it fades, with attention returning to gas prices, higher inflation and rising crime.

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