More than six months since the Supreme Court issued their Dobbs decision which overturned Roe v. Wade, there is widespread public confusion about the medication abortion pill and whether it is legal at the state level, according to the latest KFF Health Tracking Poll. The poll also finds many are unsure about the legality of emergency contraceptive pills, sometimes called morning after pills or “Plan B,” and whether the pills can end a pregnancy.
Across the country at least four in ten U.S. adults say they are “not sure” whether mifepristone, the medication abortion drug, is legal where they live. Half of women (49%) are “unsure” about whether medication abortion is legal in the state they live in, including 41% of women ages 18-49.
In the 13 states where there are full abortion bans, including for medication abortion, most adults either wrongly believe that medical abortion is legal in their state (13%) or are “unsure” about whether it is legal or not (47%). Four in ten adults living in states with full abortion bans are aware medication abortion is illegal in their state. CONTINUED
Kaiser Family Foundation
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