The demographer Diana Greene Foster was in Orlando last month, preparing for the end of Roe v. Wade, when Politico published a leaked draft of a majority Supreme Court opinion striking down the landmark ruling. … Foster, the director of the Bixby Population Sciences Research Unit at UC San Francisco, […] Read more »
Military-style weapons get the star treatment in Hollywood
Now that serious discussions are underway in Congress about how to reduce gun violence, it is time to consider a factor that is often ignored: Hollywood’s glorification of military-style firearms. Our team of researchers at the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania has documented the increasing use […] Read more »
Parents are scared about gun violence in schools, and so are their school-aged children
The spate of gun violence seems to be taking its toll on parents and children alike. Parents are concerned about the safety of their children in schools and report feeling stressed, scared and angry — and many report that their children are feeling the same. Parents on both sides of […] Read more »
Misinformation About COVID-19 Vaccines and Pregnancy is Widespread
Misinformation and confusion about the COVID-19 vaccines and pregnancy remains widespread, with most people – including women who are pregnant or trying to get pregnant – either believing or being uncertain about at least one of three false claims they’ve heard, a new KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor shows. Among women […] Read more »
CBS News poll analysis: Americans have range of views on timing, circumstances of legal abortions
As we’ve seen in recent CBS News polling, two in three Americans want abortion in their state to be legal in at least most cases. But polling also reveals a spectrum of views on when, and under what conditions, abortion should be permitted. Of those who think abortion should be […] Read more »
Majority of Americans don’t want Roe overturned
Most Americans do not support the prospect of the nation’s highest court overturning Roe v. Wade, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll, and public confidence in the Supreme Court is plunging. In the wake of a leaked draft opinion from the high court suggesting a majority of justices want […] Read more »