As the U.S. Supreme Court is set to decide cases this term concerning laws restricting abortions in Texas and Mississippi, the public has a complicated range of opinions about those laws and whether the Court should overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, which made abortion legal nationwide. The […] Read more »
Majorities back maintaining Roe v. Wade, oppose states’ abortion clinic restrictions
As abortion returns to the U.S. Supreme Court’s docket, majorities of Americans support maintaining Roe v. Wade, oppose states making it harder for abortion clinics to operate and see abortion primarily as a decision to be made by a woman and her doctor, not lawmakers. Americans — 60-27% — say […] Read more »
Competing Visions of America: An Evolving Identity or a Culture Under Attack?
Nearly one year into the Biden administration, a new national survey released today by the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) highlights the stark differences along party lines in how Americans are experiencing changes in the country. PRRI’s comprehensive 12th annual American Values Survey, released in partnership with the Brookings Institution, […] Read more »
Texas Aligned With Red States on Abortion
Although technically a competitive or “purple” state in terms of how it voted in the past two presidential elections, Texas is more closely aligned with “red” — that is, strongly Republican — states when it comes to its residents’ views on abortion. According to aggregated Gallup data from its 2011-2021 […] Read more »
Abortion rights
In the New York Times, Jon Shields notes that overall levels of support for legal abortion have remained almost the same over the last fifty years, even as opinions on many “social issues” have become more liberal. He suggests that this is because both sides can justify their position by […] Read more »
The provisions in Texas’ restrictive abortion law are not popular
A clear majority of Americans opposes key provisions of the controversial new Texas abortion law, including most Republicans, the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds. The law, signed by GOP Gov. Greg Abbott, bans abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, which is before many women know they’re pregnant. It also […] Read more »