In the wake of last week’s momentous report that five conservative Supreme Court justices appear poised to strike down the Roe v. Wade decision that established a constitutional right to abortion almost half a century ago, politicians and pundits have started to ponder a previously unthinkable question. Could contraception and […] Read more »
Public Perspectives on Women’s Health Policy Priorities for the Biden-Harris Administration and Congress
The Biden-Harris Administration and new Congress, with Democratic majorities in the House and (effectively) the Senate, are expected to place a higher priority on certain women’s health issues than the previous administration. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris prioritized many women’s health issues during their campaign, including reversing […] Read more »
Record-Low 54% in U.S. Say Death Penalty Morally Acceptable
• Six-point decrease since last year in moral acceptability of death penalty• Birth control, drinking alcohol, divorce most morally acceptable• Largest gap between liberals and conservatives (52 points) is on abortion CONT. Megan Brenan, Gallup The OPINION TODAY email newsletter is a concise daily rundown of significant new poll results and insightful analysis. […] Read more »
Majority of Americans Say Recent State Abortion Regulations Are Intended to Reduce Access
The latest KFF poll finds most Americans (67%) think recent state-level abortion restrictions are designed to make access to abortion more difficult, rather than protect women’s health and safety. These state-level abortion restrictions have become more common in the last several years – with lawmakers arguing that these laws are […] Read more »
Christian Doomsayers Have Lost It
We are facing an existential moral crisis. That at least is the view of many Christians who have given their full-throated support to President Trump. Some of them will privately admit that he is deeply corrupt, but the justification for their support of him goes something like this: Mr. Trump […] Read more »
How a Divided Left Is Losing the Battle on Abortion
… The Democratic Party has rejected the message that drove its politics since President Bill Clinton’s administration — that abortion should be “safe, legal and rare” — and embraced abortion rights with few stipulations. Every leading Democratic presidential candidate has fallen in line. But unlike support for same-sex marriage, which […] Read more »