19 February 2020

Abortion rights are becoming a key issue ahead of the 2020 presidential elections

Associate Professor David Smith
Associate Professor in American Politics and Foreign Policy, United States Studies Centre (jointly appointed with the School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Sydney)

Donald Trump is attempting to consolidate his hold on evangelical Christian voters with a clear opposition to abortion.

On the Democratic side, all candidates are pro-choice, but billionaire candidate Michael Bloomberg is under attack over allegations he pressured an employee to get an abortion to keep her job.

USSC senior lecturer David Smith spoke about this with Andrew West for ABC's RN Breakfast program.

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Associate Professor David Smith
Associate Professor in American Politics and Foreign Policy, United States Studies Centre (jointly appointed with the School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Sydney)
David Smith is jointly appointed between the US Studies Centre and the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Sydney. His research examines political relations between states and minorities, with a focus on religion in the US. His book Religious Persecution and Political Order in the United States was published by Cambridge University Press in 2015.