Do state laws on abortion reflect public opinion?

In 2019, lawmakers in seven states enacted laws that could, if they withstand legal challenges, ban the vast majority of abortions in those states. A new analysis by Pew Research Center shows that in these seven states, as well as others that have enacted various other restrictions on abortion, public opinion tends to run much more against legal abortion than in states that have not passed these laws. CONT.

Jeff Diamant & Aleksandra Sandstrom, Pew Research Center