Nine months ahead of the first presidential primary of the 2024 election season, many voters, especially women, say candidates’ views on abortion will again be a key issue, and Democrats hold a strong edge over Republicans on the issue, a new KFF Health Tracking Poll finds. Three in 10 registered […] Read more »
Supreme Court’s move on abortion pill in line with majority of Americans
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 […] Read more »
Two-thirds oppose banning medication abortion
Strong majorities of Americans oppose laws banning medication abortion, disagree with judges overturning Food and Drug Administration approval of prescription drugs, don’t have much confidence in the Supreme Court and don’t think justices should serve lifetime appointments, according to the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll released Monday. … A lower court […] Read more »
How the public sees the case on mifepristone
Today, the Supreme Court is set to rule on the Biden administration’s emergency FDA approval of mifepristone, following conflicting court rulings on whether the drug could still be used. As pundits, politicians, and now Supreme Court Justices weigh in on what should happen, it’s worth asking how the public makes […] Read more »
Most Americans support the availability by prescription of abortion-inducing drugs
… According to the latest Economist/YouGov poll, 48% of Americans strongly or somewhat oppose judges overruling decisions made by the FDA approving a drug as “safe and effective.” One-third (33%) of Americans support the judge’s decision. A majority of Americans (53%) support the abortion-inducing drugs mifepristone and misoprostol being legal […] Read more »
Government Agency Ratings: CIA, FBI Up; Federal Reserve Down
Gallup’s latest update on federal government agency and department ratings finds a partial recovery in attitudes toward the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) after sharp declines between 2019 and 2021. Meanwhile, Americans have soured on the job the Federal Reserve Board is doing as it […] Read more »