Abortion on the ballot paper in US election as Trump and Harris fiercely contest the issue

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : Lake has tied herself closely to Trump and, before a meet-and-greet at Biscuits Café on Thunderbird Road in Phoenix, one of her supporters, Dean "the Marine" Tomlinson, is sporting an impressively colourful shirt depicting the July assassination attempt on the former president.
45% : "[ US election explained: Could the abortion debate decide the US presidency?Opens in new window ]Abortion is on the ballot in Arizona and, if approved by voters, Proposition 139 would add a fundamental right to access it to the Grand Canyon state's constitution.
41% : Abortion was legal in Georgia up to 20 weeks at that stage, and Roberts researched the condition before making a "heart-wrenching decision" to terminate the pregnancy.
40% : But then a bus pulls up with an eye-catching design of its own - a decal showing Lake and Trump set against a background of the Grand Canyon and the US flag.
38% : Abortion is, as the courts decided, an issue for states to decide, not the federal government.
37% : She had previously described it as "the ultimate sin" and said abortion pills should be illegal, but Lake has, like Trump, adjusted.
23% : The abortion measure looks set to pass comfortably but, for all her focus on the issue, polls show Harris trailing Trump, who has taken credit for creating the current situation, in the battle for Arizona's 12 electoral college votes.

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