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Most Americans say that abortion should be legal with some restrictions, but President Trump\u2019s nominee for the Supreme Court, Amy Coney Barrett, signed a statement in a 2006 newspaper advertisement opposing \u201cabortion on demand.\u201d Her accession would bolster a conservative majority among the justices.\n\nHow did that happen? According to Ilyse Hogue, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, abortion rights advocates have for too long taken Roe v. Wade for granted.\n\nMs. Hogue describes how Republican attacks on abortion were not countered forcefully enough. \u201cI think most people in elected positions had been taught for a long time to sort of \u2018check the box\u2019 on being what we would call pro-choice and then move on,\u201d she said.\n\nGuest: Ilyse Hogue, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America.\n\n\n\n\nFor more information on today\u2019s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily\xa0\n\nBackground reading:\xa0The 2006 statement signed by Amy Coney Barrett appears to be the most direct evidence of her personal views, ones she has vowed to set aside on the bench.The issue of abortion contains political risks for both Democrats and Republicans, even as it energizes parts of their bases.