‘We need to stand up’: Democrats criticized for inaction on abortion

Even as Democrats have denounced the supreme court's leaked abortion opinion, their efforts at the federal level have failed to live up to their rhetoric

Shortly after the draft supreme court opinion overturning Roe v Wade was leaked to the public, California's governor, Gavin Newsom, condemned conservative attacks on abortion rights and pledged that his state would be a sanctuary" for those seeking to end a pregnancy.

But Newsom also directed some of his most pointed remarks toward fellow Democrats.