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US support for abortion rights up four points to 60% since fall of Roe v Wade (www.theguardian.com)
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New polling data from Pew shows shift in Americans’ opinion since loss of constitutional right to abortion in June 2022

In the two years after the US supreme court overturned Roe v Wade, leading to abortion bans across many parts of the south and midwest, abortion rights have only grown more popular, new polling from Pew research Center has found.

A majority of Americans has long supported abortion rights. But more than 60% of Americans now believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases – a four percentage-point jump from 2021, the year before Roe fell.

This support transcends numerous demographic divides in US society: most men, women, white people, Black people, Hispanic people and Asian people believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases. It extends to majorities of all age groups and education levels, although 18-to-29-year-olds and people with more education are more likely than other cohorts to believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases.

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[–] 65 points 2 years ago (1 child)

I hope this translates to the voting polls.

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  • [–] 41 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    Several states, including Florida, are putting state constitution enshrinement of abortion rights on the November ballot. It’s going to come down to communication and awareness for most.

    https://apnews.com/article/abortion-ballot-amendment-ban-protection-states-2024-052ff9846f8416efb725240af22b92ec

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Even if it's in the Florida Constitution, the #fascist #FLGOP will figure out a way to keep it illegal or punish women for having one.

    The USA won't be free until the #GOP is dead along side the Whigs & Know-Nothings in the trash heap of political history.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    That’s not how the law works. The Florida Supreme Court is the highest court in the state. They allowed the ban under the provision that constitutional enshrinement is put to a vote. The results of that vote in November will determine abortion rights for the state of Florida.

    I agree with the rest of your sentiment. The only thing that will kill the GOP in its current state is lack of power. That would require people to band together and consistently vote Democrat, whether they like the candidate or not. That would force Republicans to adopt more liberal/libertarian policies in order to capture more of the vote.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Florida Republicans already have hinted to a new Fetal Personhood bill if the abortion amendment passes to upend the election results.

    They have experience doing this. They have other sets of bills to dilute the marihuana amendment too.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    It would have to get passed by the Florida Supreme Court.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Does that really sound like a big hurdle? Or more like... Stepping over a small twig?

    Edit: to be clear here, they are selected by a commission that the governor creates, which makes a recommendation list to the governor to select from. Of the 7 justices, 5 of them became justices during Desantis' time as governor.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    They’re the ones that left it up to an election by determining it should be a decision of the people. Walking back on that is now tougher than changing court decided legislation.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    So not tough at all, considering recent complete 180's on precedence based on whether it suits their agenda.

    Sounds about right.

    It's hard to believe the Fl supreme Court has any ethics. Considering what they've pushed through with education, diversity training, etc., etc.

    The 5 that came in through DeSantis are all heavily conservative. One of whom is married to a representative who wrote the bill for the 6 week ban, and refused to recuse himself. Not to mention having put forth his own anti-choice bans (mostly nonsensical partial birth abortion bans, which isn't a thing) in the 90's.

    Another one has a husband elected to the oversight board for Disney.

    I really think you're overestimating their ethics and underestimating the lengths they will go.

    Edit: autocorrect typo, refuse/recuse.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    Ohio is trying to do that right now after they enshrined abortion. The OGOP have fought tooth and nail to change the wording of something that has already passed and should already be law (but it’s not cuz…GOP)

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    The only thing that will kill the GOP in its current state is lack of power. That would require people to band together and consistently vote Democrat, whether they like the candidate or not. That would force Republicans to adopt more liberal/libertarian policies in order to capture more of the vote.

    If power is the only thing that influences the GOP (which is true) then why would they acquiesce to election results?

    They don't care about the rule of law, except when they can use it as a sword to advance their agenda. So why would outvoting them change anything?

    Putin cannot be removed from power in Russia by an election, even if he were to somehow lose an election. This is because Putin has a monopoly on power and will not give that up merely because of election results. Why would we expect the GOP to behave any differently?

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    • [–] 39 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    In the past messaging on this has been so poor on this topic. To the point where people don’t even really understand how common a medical abortion is, or that they’re now essentially illegal, risk factors from being denied care due to these laws, etc. They’ve let the gop take the baby killer ball and run with it for years. So now we’ve got a lot of ground to make up educationally…are bare minimum. And I think once we get to that place support will be near universal.

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  • [–] 18 points 2 years ago

    Absolutely, and it goes even further than that. Practitioners in related fields, for ethical or monetary reasons, have been relocating to states where abortion is legal. It’s simply devastating for women’s reproductive health overall.

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    • [–] 29 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Nowhere in the Bible does "God" speak against abortions. In fact it supports it. Numbers 5:19-22 When civil rights became an issue in the 60's, that is when abortion became an issue.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The religious right seized on the revocation of 501(c)(3) status for private schools that discriminate based on race as their initial cause. That plus white flight allowed the southern states to maintain segregation in schools. It culminated in the Bob Jones University vs United States case in the Supreme Court. They didn’t say a thing about abortion until the late ‘70s.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    Massive reason I don't support Bill Gates foundation with all the billionaires promising their money there. You know there is a darker reason and they are buying good press for now.

    Fuck all religious groups. Pay your fuckong taxes like the billionaires. You books even say to pay them. Not you satanic church, you are really doing God's work.

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    • [–] 10 points 2 years ago

    It's disgusting it's only 60%.

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