More than 2/3 of Americans. Take that, conservatives.
Sixty-nine percent of Americans now oppose overturning Roe v. Wade, according to a Pew Research Center report published Tuesday. This marks a six-point increase in public support for the 1973 Supreme Court decision since Pew last asked about it in 2013. It is also the highest level of approval for Roe v. Wade that national pollsters have measured since Gallup began asking about it in 1989.
The uptick in support for the ruling comes as Republican state legislators around the country introduce and pass bills violating women’s constitutional right to abortion and as the president-elect promises to appoint Supreme Court justices who will overturn the landmark decision...
...Since the election, anti-abortion elected officials have made it clear that Roe v. Wade’s popularity won’t stop them from trying to circumvent and overturn it. Donald Trump has promised to appoint “pro-life” judges to the Supreme Court, saying women can “go to another state” if Roe is overturned. Meanwhile, individual states like Ohio and Texas have passed laws that aim to limit access to abortions, even though the Supreme Court ruled last year in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt that states cannot restrict abortion without a valid medical rationale.
The latest Pew poll only highlights the gap between conservative lawmakers’ agenda and mainstream American sentiment on abortion.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_facto..._than_ever_before_according_to_a_new_pew.html
Sixty-nine percent of Americans now oppose overturning Roe v. Wade, according to a Pew Research Center report published Tuesday. This marks a six-point increase in public support for the 1973 Supreme Court decision since Pew last asked about it in 2013. It is also the highest level of approval for Roe v. Wade that national pollsters have measured since Gallup began asking about it in 1989.
The uptick in support for the ruling comes as Republican state legislators around the country introduce and pass bills violating women’s constitutional right to abortion and as the president-elect promises to appoint Supreme Court justices who will overturn the landmark decision...
...Since the election, anti-abortion elected officials have made it clear that Roe v. Wade’s popularity won’t stop them from trying to circumvent and overturn it. Donald Trump has promised to appoint “pro-life” judges to the Supreme Court, saying women can “go to another state” if Roe is overturned. Meanwhile, individual states like Ohio and Texas have passed laws that aim to limit access to abortions, even though the Supreme Court ruled last year in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt that states cannot restrict abortion without a valid medical rationale.
The latest Pew poll only highlights the gap between conservative lawmakers’ agenda and mainstream American sentiment on abortion.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_facto..._than_ever_before_according_to_a_new_pew.html
