Americans’ views on abortion diverge along more than just partisan lines
2 years, 8 months ago

Americans’ views on abortion diverge along more than just partisan lines

CNN  

CNN — Americans’ views on abortion are sharply divided across partisan lines, CNN’s latest polling shows: An overwhelming 88% of Democrats want to see Roe vs. Wade upheld, while a smaller 63% majority of Republicans want to see it overturned. Younger Republicans and Republican-leaners are also more likely than their older counterparts to say they’d favor relatively permissive abortion laws in their state if Roe were overturned, 45% to 19%. And just above half say their views on abortion matches up most closely with those held by the Republican Party, with 22% saying they’re closer to the Democrats, and 24% that they’re not well-aligned with either party – significantly more of a partisan divergence than among older Republicans, or among Democrats of either age group. Among Republicans and Republican-leaning independents who identify as evangelical, 76% favor overturning Roe and 54% would be happy to see it overturned; among those who don’t, those numbers are 49% and 21% respectively.

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‘Voters just didn’t care’: The abortion-rights movement grapples with Trump’s return
1 month, 3 weeks ago

‘Voters just didn’t care’: The abortion-rights movement grapples with Trump’s return

Politico  

Abortion-rights activists say it’s imperative they figure out what went wrong in the wake of their worst setback since the fall of Roe two years ago and fear Democrats may retreat from the issue in future elections. How do we paint the picture that the ballot measures are simply not enough?” Advocates and officials also fear that President-elect Trump and …

"Pro-life" identity politics: GOP's sudden support of abortion shows it was never about policy
3 months, 1 week ago

"Pro-life" identity politics: GOP's sudden support of abortion shows it was never about policy

Salon  

Before Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health, the Supreme Court decision that ended abortion rights, it was a truism in the Beltway press that Americans were "bitterly divided" on abortion. Driven by polls that mostly asked people if they are "pro-life" or "pro-choice," journalists portrayed Republican voters as strongly opposed to abortion for moral and religious reasons. Polls show "GOP support …

Opinion: Trump dangerously misunderstands how voters feel about abortion access
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Opinion: Trump dangerously misunderstands how voters feel about abortion access

LA Times  

Former President Trump said this month: “I think that abortion has become much less of an issue.” He’s wrong about that. He should be winning this election,” GOP pollster Frank Luntz said in frustration on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” It’s not working, and Luntz is among the Republicans who blame Trump. Madrid has a three-point prescription for how Harris can win …

Column: This is among the most consequential lies Trump and Republicans are telling women voters
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Column: This is among the most consequential lies Trump and Republicans are telling women voters

LA Times  

When it comes to abortion, Republicans are doing nothing less than gaslighting America. On Monday, the day former President Trump named Vance as his running mate, Vance’s Senate campaign website espoused “the sanctity of all life” and called for “eliminating abortion.” By Tuesday afternoon, the language was gone, according to HuffPost, and then the website itself disappeared as it redirected …

Support for legal abortion has risen since Supreme Court eliminated protections, AP-NORC poll finds
6 months ago

Support for legal abortion has risen since Supreme Court eliminated protections, AP-NORC poll finds

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A solid majority of Americans oppose a federal abortion ban as a rising number support access to abortions for any reason, a new poll finds, highlighting a politically perilous situation for candidates who oppose abortion rights as the November election draws closer. Around 6 in 10 Americans think their state should generally allow a person to obtain a …

Republicans move at Trump’s behest to change how they will oppose abortion
6 months ago

Republicans move at Trump’s behest to change how they will oppose abortion

Associated Press  

MILWAUKEE — The Republican National Committee moved Monday to adopt a party platform that reflects former President Donald Trump’s position opposing a federal abortion ban and ceding limits to states, omitting the explicit basis for a national ban for the first time in 40 years. Among the vocal abortion opponents on the platform committee, some say the aspiration of a …

US elections: Trump to fete evangelicals who back him but want to see national abortion ban
6 months, 2 weeks ago

US elections: Trump to fete evangelicals who back him but want to see national abortion ban

New Indian Express  

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump is set to speak Saturday to a group of politically influential evangelicals who fiercely support him but would like to see the presumptive Republican presidential nominee promise to do more to restrict abortion. While Trump nominated three of the Supreme Court justices who overturned a federally guaranteed right to abortion, he has argued that supporting a national …

Nearly 20% Of Voters Blame Biden For The Fall Of Roe v. Wade
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Nearly 20% Of Voters Blame Biden For The Fall Of Roe v. Wade

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Nearly 20% of voters blame President Joe Biden for the Supreme Court’s decision to repeal Roe v. Wade in 2022, according to a poll released Monday ― even though former President Donald Trump has repeatedly taken credit for overturning Roe, given that he appointed three conservative Supreme Court justices who were central to the decision. The survey, …

Nearly 8 in 10 AAPI adults in the US think abortion should be legal, an AP-NORC poll finds
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Nearly 8 in 10 AAPI adults in the US think abortion should be legal, an AP-NORC poll finds

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — With abortion rights poised to be one of the major issues in the 2024 election, a new poll shows that Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in the United States are highly supportive of legal abortion, even in situations where the pregnant person wants an abortion for any reason. They’re also supportive of federal government action to …

Nearly 8 in 10 AAPI adults in U.S. think abortion should be legal, poll finds
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Nearly 8 in 10 AAPI adults in U.S. think abortion should be legal, poll finds

LA Times  

With abortion rights poised to be one of the major issues in the 2024 election, a new poll shows that Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in the United States are highly supportive of legal abortion, even in situations where the pregnant person wants an abortion for any reason. They’re also supportive of federal government action to preserve abortion …

More Black women say abortion is their top issue in the 2024 election, a survey finds
10 months ago

More Black women say abortion is their top issue in the 2024 election, a survey finds

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — More than a quarter of female Black voters describe abortion as their top issue in this year’s presidential election, a poll out Thursday from health policy research firm KFF reveals. “Abortion voters are young, Black women — and not white evangelicals.” Overall, 12% of voters surveyed said abortion was the most important issue in this year’s election. Trump, …

Democrats believe abortion will motivate voters in 2024. Will it be enough?
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Democrats believe abortion will motivate voters in 2024. Will it be enough?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — When Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump said recently that he was “proud” to have a hand in overturning the abortion protections enshrined in Roe v. Wade, Democratic pollster Celinda Lake took it as a political gift, thinking to herself, “Oh my God, we just won the election.” It may not be that simple, but as the 2024 race …

Voters sent a clear message on abortion; Republicans don’t want to hear it
1 year, 2 months ago

Voters sent a clear message on abortion; Republicans don’t want to hear it

LA Times  

Supporters in Columbus, Ohio, cheer election results Tuesday night on a state referendum to guarantee the right to abortion and other reproductive healthcare. Since the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health, seven states have held referendum votes; the abortion rights side has won them all. GOP presidential hopefuls duck Tensions over abortion policy could be seen in …

Editorial: When will Republicans get the message that people want their abortion rights?
1 year, 5 months ago

Editorial: When will Republicans get the message that people want their abortion rights?

LA Times  

Here is the lesson from Tuesday’s special election in Ohio, where voters resoundingly defeated a ballot measure that would have made it more difficult to pass state constitutional amendments — notably the one enshrining abortion rights in the Ohio Constitution on the November ballot: People support abortion rights — and democracy. Why have Republican leaders failed to grasp that the …

Republicans, Democrats Bring Abortion to Centre Stage on Roe v Wade Overturning Anniversary
1 year, 6 months ago

Republicans, Democrats Bring Abortion to Centre Stage on Roe v Wade Overturning Anniversary

News 18  

Republicans and Democrats offered competing visions for reproductive rights Friday as the anniversary of the US Supreme Court decision ending nationwide abortion access threw a spotlight on a polarizing issue sure to dominate the 2024 election. “When people want to know where @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris stand on reproductive freedom, we tell them: they are unwavering,” Planned Parenthood, the country’s leading …

Trust In Supreme Court Fell To Lowest Point In 50 Years After Abortion Decision, Poll Shows
1 year, 7 months ago

Trust In Supreme Court Fell To Lowest Point In 50 Years After Abortion Decision, Poll Shows

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The divide between Democrats and Republicans over support for abortion rights also was the largest ever in 2022, according to the General Social Survey. The long-running and widely respected survey conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago has been measuring confidence in the court since 1973, the same year that Roe v. Wade legalized abortion nationwide. …

Trust in Supreme Court fell to lowest point in 50 years after abortion decision, poll shows
1 year, 7 months ago

Trust in Supreme Court fell to lowest point in 50 years after abortion decision, poll shows

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Confidence in the Supreme Court sank to its lowest point in at least 50 years in 2022 in the wake of the Dobbs decision that led to state bans and other restrictions on abortion, a major trends survey shows. The long-running and widely respected survey conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago has been measuring confidence in …

Poll: Two-thirds oppose banning medication abortion
1 year, 8 months ago

Poll: Two-thirds oppose banning medication abortion

NPR  

Poll: Two-thirds oppose banning medication abortion Enlarge this image toggle caption Allen G. Breed/AP Allen G. Breed/AP Strong majorities of Americans oppose laws banning medication abortion, disagree with judges overturning Food and Drug Administration approval of prescription drugs, don't have much confidence in the Supreme Court and don't think justices should serve lifetime appointments, according to the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist …

‘There’s nowhere to hide’: Abortion rights advocates want drug ruling to define the GOP in 2024
1 year, 8 months ago

‘There’s nowhere to hide’: Abortion rights advocates want drug ruling to define the GOP in 2024

Raw Story  

Originally published by The 19th Your trusted source for contextualizing abortion news. Abortion rights advocates reacted to a new ruling severely curtailing access to medication abortion with anger and disappointment — but also a resolve to make it a “defining issue” in 2024. Cecile Richards, co-chair of Democratic super PAC American Bridge 21st Century and the former CEO of Planned …

States’ divisions on abortion widen after Roe overturned
1 year, 9 months ago

States’ divisions on abortion widen after Roe overturned

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A group of Tennessee Republicans began this year’s legislative session hoping to add narrow exceptions to one of the strictest abortion bans in the country, armed with the belief that most people — even in conservative Tennessee — reject extremes on the issue. Like lawmakers in several GOP-led states who started the year thinking about moderating the …

Nonreligious voters wield increasing clout in Democratic base
2 years, 1 month ago

Nonreligious voters wield increasing clout in Democratic base

LA Times  

Voters wait in line to make corrections to their ballots at Philadelphia City Hall on Nov. 7. The unaffiliated — often nicknamed the “nones” — voted for Democratic House candidates nationwide over Republicans by more than a 2-1 margin, according to VoteCast. He often frames issues in ethical terms — such as promoting criminal justice reform and raising the minimum …

Democrats Embraced Abortion Rights Like Never Before — And It Paid Off
2 years, 1 month ago

Democrats Embraced Abortion Rights Like Never Before — And It Paid Off

Huff Post  

On the Friday before this year’s midterm elections, Carl Forti, the political director of the Senate Leadership Fund, was describing what his group — a super PAC allied closely with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell that spent more than a quarter-billion dollars on the midterms — had seen after the Supreme Court issued a seismic decision overturning the right to …

Midterms reinforce Christian voter trends on abortion, GOP
2 years, 1 month ago

Midterms reinforce Christian voter trends on abortion, GOP

Associated Press  

In the midterm elections, evangelical Christians across the nation reconfirmed their allegiance to conservative candidates and causes, while Catholic voters once again showed how closely divided they are -- even on abortion. “In red states and blue states, with religious voters and secular voters, wherever abortion was on the ballot, abortion rights disproportionately won,” she said in a statement. “The …

Poll: Abortion and inflation collide as top issues in midterm elections
2 years, 4 months ago

Poll: Abortion and inflation collide as top issues in midterm elections

NPR  

Poll: Abortion and inflation collide as top issues in midterm elections Enlarge this image toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP Andrew Harnik/AP Both major political parties are facing crosswinds heading into the 2022 midterms, with Democrats and many independents motivated by the issue of abortion, while Republicans have the advantage on the economy, according to the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll. Inflation is …

GOP stuck with Pandora's Box after Roe: Republicans run head first into the same-sex marriage trap
2 years, 4 months ago

GOP stuck with Pandora's Box after Roe: Republicans run head first into the same-sex marriage trap

Salon  

The Senate is back from recess, and legislators are facing down a daunting to-do list to complete before the November election, including passing appropriations bill and confirming more of President Joe Biden's judicial nominees. Additionally, there's now increasing pressure to make time for a vote on the Respect for Marriage Act, which would offer limited protection to bolster previous Supreme …

Post-Roe differences surface in GOP over new abortion rules
2 years, 4 months ago

Post-Roe differences surface in GOP over new abortion rules

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — When the U.S. Supreme Court repealed in June a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion, Wisconsin’s 1849 law that bans the procedure except when a mother’s life is at risk became newly relevant. But only 16% of Republicans say abortion generally should be “illegal in all cases.” Most Republicans said their state should generally allow a pregnant …

CNN Poll: About two-thirds of Americans disapprove of overturning Roe v. Wade, see negative effect for the nation ahead
2 years, 5 months ago

CNN Poll: About two-thirds of Americans disapprove of overturning Roe v. Wade, see negative effect for the nation ahead

CNN  

CNN — Nearly two-thirds of Americans disapprove of the US Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS. Younger women are far more apt than others to see the ruling as negatively affecting them or their family personally: 50% of women younger than 45 see a negative effect, compared with 34% …

AP-NORC poll: Majority in US want legal abortion nationally
2 years, 5 months ago

AP-NORC poll: Majority in US want legal abortion nationally

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A majority of Americans say Congress should pass a law guaranteeing access to legal abortion nationwide, according to a new poll that finds over half say they feel at least somewhat “sad” or “angry” about the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Blake Jones thinks six weeks “is far too early to be able to make …

Abortion, women’s rights grow as priorities: AP-NORC poll
2 years, 6 months ago

Abortion, women’s rights grow as priorities: AP-NORC poll

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A new poll finds a growing percentage of Americans calling out abortion or women’s rights as priorities for the government in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, especially among Democrats and those who support abortion access. “You can’t help but feel kind of helpless, as though there’s not much that can be …

Many abortion rights supporters are frustrated with Democrats
2 years, 6 months ago

Many abortion rights supporters are frustrated with Democrats

NPR  

Many abortion rights supporters are frustrated with Democrats Many who support abortion rights say they have already been voting and that Democrats haven't prioritized protecting abortion rights. Abortion rights supporters want the Senate to blow up the filibuster, but Democrats haven't unified behind that idea, and Biden hasn't pushed for it. KURTZLEBEN: With Roe overturned, Democratic candidates like Sarah Godlewski …

Roe v. Wade: Majority of Americans disapprove of SCOTUS reversal, poll shows
2 years, 6 months ago

Roe v. Wade: Majority of Americans disapprove of SCOTUS reversal, poll shows

CNN  

CNN — Most Americans disapprove of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade, according to a CBS News/YouGov poll conducted Friday and Saturday in the immediate wake of the ruling. A 58% majority of Americans say they’d favor a federal law making abortion legal nationwide, while 42% would oppose this. Most Americans now say they believe it’s at …

Broad majority of Americans didn’t want Roe v. Wade overturned, polling prior to Supreme Court decision shows
2 years, 6 months ago

Broad majority of Americans didn’t want Roe v. Wade overturned, polling prior to Supreme Court decision shows

CNN  

CNN — A broad majority of Americans did not want to see Roe v. Wade overturned, according to polling taken before the Supreme Court ruled Friday that there is no longer a federal constitutional right to an abortion. Here’s a recap of the latest data on the public’s views of abortion and how Americans will be feeling about the decision, …

With Roe dead, Republicans call for abortion bans in all states
2 years, 6 months ago

With Roe dead, Republicans call for abortion bans in all states

LA Times  

Former Vice President Mike Pence says social conservatives “must not rest and must not relent until the sanctity of life is restored to the center of American law in every state in the land.” The Supreme Court’s ruling allowing states to set their own abortion laws will immediately halt the procedure in several states and thrust the issue of reproductive …

AP-NORC poll details rift between lay Catholics and U.S. bishops
2 years, 7 months ago

AP-NORC poll details rift between lay Catholics and U.S. bishops

LA Times  

Migrants watching Pope Francis’ Mass in Juarez, Mexico, from a levee along the banks of the Rio Grande in El Paso take part in Communion on Feb. 17, 2016. According to a poll from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research conducted in mid-May 2022, only 31% of lay Catholics agree that politicians supporting abortion rights should be denied …

Majority Of Americans Identify As 'Pro-Choice' In Highest Level In Decades, Gallup Poll Finds
2 years, 7 months ago

Majority Of Americans Identify As 'Pro-Choice' In Highest Level In Decades, Gallup Poll Finds

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A new Gallup poll has found that a majority of Americans — 55% — now identify as “pro-choice” in the abortion rights debate, the highest level in 27 years. Lydia Saad, Gallup’s director for U.S. social research, attributed the rise in support for abortion rights to the fears that Roe v. Wade may be gutted in the …

AP-NORC poll details rift between lay Catholics and bishops
2 years, 7 months ago

AP-NORC poll details rift between lay Catholics and bishops

Associated Press  

The hardline stances of many conservative Catholic bishops in the U.S. are not shared by a majority of lay Catholics. That contrasts sharply with a policy issued by the Diocese of Marquette, which encompasses Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, saying pastors should deny Communion to transgender, gay and nonbinary Catholics “unless the person has repented.” Natalia Imperatori-Lee, a professor of religious studies …

Column: It’s not easy to predict U.S. politics in a post-Roe world
2 years, 8 months ago

Column: It’s not easy to predict U.S. politics in a post-Roe world

LA Times  

The late Supreme Court justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, was a passionate advocate for abortion rights, but she was also one of Roe vs. Wade’s most effective critics. If the Supreme Court actually overturns Roe along the lines of a leaked draft opinion — still a big “if” — the issue will move back to the democratic process, fought out by …

US Senate to Vote on Abortion Rights Bill on Wednesday, Prospect of Success Bleak
2 years, 8 months ago

US Senate to Vote on Abortion Rights Bill on Wednesday, Prospect of Success Bleak

News 18  

The US Senate will vote Wednesday on a national abortion rights bill — a process likely doomed to fail — after a leaked draft decision signalled the Supreme Court’s readiness to overturn the 1973 Roe v Wade decision. Top congressional Democrat Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the House of Representatives, reiterated her outrage about the court’s upcoming likely decision, telling CBS …

GOP still favored in midterms, despite possible overturning of Roe v. Wade
2 years, 8 months ago

GOP still favored in midterms, despite possible overturning of Roe v. Wade

CNN  

CNN — The national political environment has favored Republicans since last fall. The recent leak of a draft US Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade seemed to give Democrats a winning issue to rally base and swing voters in the midterm elections. Just before the draft opinion leaked, an April 28-May 1 CNN poll gave Republicans 45% …

CNN poll: The Supreme Court’s draft opinion on Roe v. Wade hasn’t shaken the midterm landscape
2 years, 8 months ago

CNN poll: The Supreme Court’s draft opinion on Roe v. Wade hasn’t shaken the midterm landscape

CNN  

CNN — Americans remain broadly opposed to overturning the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, following the leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion that would strike down the landmark ruling. Sixty-six percent say Roe v. Wade should not be completely struck down, and 59% would support Congress passing …

Sudden abortion focus shakes midterm election landscape
2 years, 8 months ago

Sudden abortion focus shakes midterm election landscape

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The leaked draft of a Supreme Court abortion opinion that would overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision is shaking the U.S. political landscape in what has been expected to be a difficult election year for Democrats. For most Democrats, Wilson said, “life goes on exactly as usual.” But there are several swing states with Republican-controlled legislatures where …

Analysis: The Supreme Court may have just fundamentally altered the 2022 election
2 years, 8 months ago

Analysis: The Supreme Court may have just fundamentally altered the 2022 election

CNN  

CNN — The draft opinion from the Supreme Court that would overturn the right to an abortion is a massive story with a myriad of implications for the American public. The Supreme Court’s looming decision on Roe v. Wade is one of those external factors that does have the ability to fundamentally alter how the parties – and their bases …

GOP tries to steer clear of abortion politics as midterm plans take shape
2 years, 8 months ago

GOP tries to steer clear of abortion politics as midterm plans take shape

CNN  

CNN — Senate Republicans gathered behind closed doors on Tuesday afternoon for the first time since a bombshell draft Supreme Court decision that would strike down Roe v. Wade was leaked. Anything beyond that is speculative.” “It was a draft from February,” noted Johnson, who has consistently supported anti-abortion legislation and judges, adding that “there’s potential for hundreds, maybe thousands, …

Abortion grows as priority issue for Democrats: AP-NORC poll
2 years, 11 months ago

Abortion grows as priority issue for Democrats: AP-NORC poll

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — With Roe v. Wade facing its strongest threat in decades, a new poll finds Democrats increasingly view protecting abortion rights as a high priority for the government. “You ask this kind of question in a time of economic turmoil and in the time of a pandemic and all of these other things going on, we might not expect …

Few want Roe overturned, but abortion opinions vary widely
3 years, 1 month ago

Few want Roe overturned, but abortion opinions vary widely

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Arguments before the Supreme Court this week signaled that the conservative-leaning bench may dramatically limit abortion rights in the United States. A question asked by Gallup since the 1970s about when abortion should be legal consistently shows only about 2 in 10 Americans say abortion should be illegal in all cases. But in Wednesday’s arguments, Chief Justice John …

Gallup Poll: Dissatisfaction With U.S. Abortion Laws On The Rise
4 years, 11 months ago

Gallup Poll: Dissatisfaction With U.S. Abortion Laws On The Rise

NPR  

Gallup Poll: Dissatisfaction With U.S. Abortion Laws On The Rise Enlarge this image toggle caption Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images A new Gallup poll finds a record number of Americans are unhappy with the nation's abortion laws — a shift mostly caused by growing dissatisfaction among Democrats. The poll finds 58% of Americans are dissatisfied with U.S. …

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