Abortion rights: how a governor’s veto can protect women’s freedoms

The likely end of Roe has raised the stakes in gubernatorial races with candidates stressing on the urgency of the moment

If the US supreme court follows through with its initial decision to overturn Roe v Wade next month, 26 states are certain or likely to ban abortion. For those who want to protect abortion rights, a governor's veto pen is about to become all the more powerful.

The probable end of Roe has raised the stakes in gubernatorial races across the country, particularly in states with Republican-led legislatures that would probably move to ban abortion unless a Democratic governor steps in.