The United States are divided on a multitude of different issues. There are divisions along cultural, ideological and racial lines. These divisions have created an increasingly polarised country. The volatile nature of this polarisation is reflected within most political institutions. For instance, the Senate is divided between the two major US-parties: the Republicans and the Democrats, with each party holding 50 seats. This increasingly volatile polarisation occurs along various cleavages. One of these cleavages is the issue of whether a woman should have the right to an abortion. The country as well as the political parties are polarised into two camps: the self- proclaimed pro-life movement and the pro-choice movement. In the 1960s access to birth control and the right to have an abortion were important feminist issues. While the anti-choice movement already existed it was only a small fraction of what it is today. Ever since the Supreme Court granted women the right to an abortion in 1973 with the landmark case Roe v. Wade, the discourse about abortion became increasingly politicised.