This past week was historic for the country. A draft opinion indicating that the Supreme Court will overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark case that made abortion a constitutional right, was leaked to the press. While the justices can change their votes before a final decision is made, both the […] Read more »
New poll reveals warning signs for GOP on abortion ahead of midterms
Many right-wing politicians and pundits have spent the week rejoicing over Monday’s momentous report that five conservative Supreme Court justices appear poised to strike down the landmark Roe v. Wade decision that established a constitutional right to abortion almost half a century ago. Yet a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll, one […] Read more »
CNN Poll: Most Americans want Roe v. Wade to stay, but draft abortion opinion hasn’t shaken the midterm landscape
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 […] Read more »
Wide partisan gaps in abortion attitudes, but opinions in both parties are complicated
At a pivotal moment in the country’s decades-long debate over abortion rights, public attitudes about the legality of abortion are largely divided along partisan lines – and to a greater extent than in past decades. At the same time, a major new Pew Research Center study finds a wide range […] Read more »
America’s Abortion Quandary
The abortion debate in America is often framed as a legal binary, with “pro-life” people on one side, seeking to restrict abortion’s availability, and “pro-choice” people on the other, opposing government restrictions on abortion. But as the country approaches what could be a watershed moment in the history of abortion […] Read more »
The Politics of Overturning Roe Are Bad for Republicans
… Roe infuriated pro-life Americans and made pro-choice Americans complacent. Republican candidates could use the issue to rile up their base without risking an electoral backlash. But if Roe goes down, Americans who want to keep abortion legal will have to vote that way. And those Americans are a political […] Read more »