Roughly two-thirds of Americans, including a majority of Republicans, oppose laws that ban access to medication abortion, in line with the Supreme Court’s move on Friday to maintain the status quo on the drug mifepristone for now. That’s according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll, which was conducted while the high court considered whether it would permit restrictions that would have dramatically diminished the availability of the drug.
Across virtually all demographic groups, people do not support laws that prohibit access to such prescription medications. Even white evangelical Christians, who historically are more likely to support abortion restrictions, were split in this latest poll over whether or not medication abortion should be banned. …
The percentage of Americans with significant confidence in the Supreme Court justices has dropped a remarkable 23 points over the last four years, this poll also found. CONTINUED
Laura Santhanam, PBS NewsHour
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