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Associated Press
24-07-2025
- Politics
- Associated Press
Most US adults still support legal abortion 3 years after Roe was overturned, an AP-NORC poll finds
Three years after the Supreme Court opened the door to state abortion bans, most U.S. adults continue to say abortion should be legal — views that look similar to before the landmark ruling. The new findings from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll show that about two-thirds of U.S. adults think abortion should be legal in all or most cases. About half believe abortion should be available in their state if someone does not want to be pregnant for any reason. That level of support for abortion is down slightly from what an AP-NORC poll showed last year, when it seemed that support for legal abortion might be rising. Laws and opinions changed when Roe was overturned The June 2022 Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade and opened the door to state bans on abortion led to major policy changes. Most states have either moved to protect abortion access or restrict it. Twelve are now enforcing bans on abortion at every stage of pregnancy, and four more do so after about six weeks' gestation, which is often before women realize they're pregnant. In the aftermath of the ruling, AP-NORC polling suggested that support for legal abortion access might be increasing. Last year, an AP-NORC poll conducted in June found that 7 in 10 U.S. adults said it should be available in all or most cases, up slightly from 65% in May 2022, just before the decision that overruled the constitutional right to abortion, and 57% in June 2021. The new poll is closer to Americans' views before the Supreme Court ruled. Now, 64% of adults support legal abortion in most or all cases. More than half the adults in states with the most stringent bans are in that group. Similarly, about half now say abortion should be available in their state when someone doesn't want to continue their pregnancy for any reason — about the same as in June 2021 but down from about 6 in 10 who said that in 2024. Adults in the strictest states are just as likely as others to say abortion should be available in their state to women who want to end pregnancies for any reason. Democrats support abortion access far more than Republicans do. Support for legal abortion has dropped slightly among members of both parties since June 2024, but nearly 9 in 10 Democrats and roughly 4 in 10 Republicans say abortion should be legal in at least most instances. Fallout from state bans has influenced some people's positions — but not others Seeing what's happened in the aftermath of the ruling has strengthened the abortion rights position of Wilaysha White, a 25-year-old Ohio mom. She has some regrets about the abortion she had when she was homeless. 'I don't think you should be able to get an abortion anytime,' said White, who calls herself a 'semi-Republican.' But she said that hearing about situations — including when a Georgia woman was arrested after a miscarriage and initially charged with concealing a death — is a bigger concern. 'Seeing women being sick and life or death, they're not being put first — that's just scary,' she said. 'I'd rather have it be legal across the board than have that.' Julie Reynolds' strong anti-abortion stance has been cemented for decades and hasn't shifted since Roe was overturned. 'It's a moral issue,' said the 66-year-old Arizona woman, who works part time as a bank teller. She said her view is shaped partly by having obtained an abortion herself when she was in her 20s. 'I would not want a woman to go through that,' she said. 'I live with that every day. I took a life.' Support remains high for legal abortion in certain situations The vast majority of U.S. adults — at least 8 in 10 — continue to say their state should allow legal abortion if a fetal abnormality would prevent the child from surviving outside the womb, if the patient's health is seriously endangered by the pregnancy, or if the person became pregnant as a result of rape or incest. Consistent with AP-NORC's June 2024 poll, about 7 in 10 U.S. adults 'strongly' or 'somewhat' favor protecting access to abortions for patients who are experiencing miscarriages or other pregnancy-related emergencies. In states that have banned or restricted abortion, such medical exceptions have been sharply in focus. This is a major concern for Nicole Jones, a 32-year-old Florida resident. Jones and her husband would like to have children soon. But she said she's worried about access to abortion if there's a fetal abnormality or a condition that would threaten her life in pregnancy since they live in a state that bans most abortions after the first six weeks of gestation. 'What if we needed something?' she asked. 'We'd have to travel out of state or risk my life because of this ban.' Adults support protections for seeking abortions across state lines — but not as strongly There's less consensus on whether states that allow abortion should protect access for women who live in places with bans. Just over half support protecting a patient's right to obtain an abortion in another state and shielding those who provide abortions from fines or prison time. In both cases, relatively few adults — about 2 in 10 — oppose the measures and about 1 in 4 are neutral. More Americans also favor than oppose legal protections for doctors who prescribe and mail abortion pills to patients in states with bans. About 4 in 10 'somewhat' or 'strongly' favor those protections, and roughly 3 in 10 oppose them. Such telehealth prescriptions are a key reason that the number of abortions nationally has risen even as travel for abortion has declined slightly. ___ The AP-NORC poll of 1,437 adults was conducted July 10-14, using a sample drawn from NORC's probability-based AmeriSpeak Panel, which is designed to be representative of the U.S. population. The margin of sampling error for adults overall is plus or minus 3.6 percentage points. ___ Follow the AP's coverage of abortion at
Wall Street Journal
09-07-2025
- Politics
- Wall Street Journal
A Faux ‘Settlement' on Abortion in Wisconsin
Your editorial 'Wisconsin's Abortion Settlement' (July 3) notes that the state Supreme Court showed 'restraint' in stopping short of finding a right to abortion in the constitution. The court's decision nevertheless amounts to judicial overreach, with the liberal majority legislating from the bench to craft a 'rough political compromise.' By invalidating a 1849 law protecting unborn life on grounds that it was implicitly repealed by later regulations, the majority usurped the Legislature's authority to set policy. The dissents expose the flawed reasoning. The 1849 law, which criminalized abortion for anyone 'other than the mother' and physicians in emergencies, remained unenforceable while Roe v. Wade (1973) dictated abortion law. During that stretch, Wisconsin lawmakers still passed other pro-life statutes, such as bans on partial-birth abortion and abortions after 20 weeks and viability. These were enacted to protect life within Roe's constraints.
Yahoo
05-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'80s Pop Icon Makes Bold Political Statement: 'Stay Loud'
'80s Pop Icon Makes Bold Political Statement: 'Stay Loud' originally appeared on Parade. Cyndi Lauper isn't staying quiet amid a tense political climate where human rights are on the line. The '80s pop icon has been an advocate for decades, never shying away from speaking her mind about the need for all humans to have the same rights. Taking to Instagram, Lauper once again spoke out for women's rights as she marked the third anniversary of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. Lauper was somber as she talked about the 'basic' and 'human' right for women to have control over their own True Colors singer shared that she's 'all in' on the fight before she ended her video. Lauper had even more to say in the caption of the social media share, including that it's been three years since she recorded an updated version of her hit single Sally's Pigeons. 'In my childhood, women didn't have reproductive freedom and 50+ years later we find ourselves in a time warp where one's freedom to control their own body has been stripped away,' she began her caption. Lauper explained how the song Sally's Pigeons came to light in the '90s and its impact today. 'When I wrote this song with Mary Chapin Carpenter in 1991, we wrote about two little girls who dreamt of stretching their wings like the pigeons they watched that flew above them. They dreamt of being free. But freedom for women then, and unfortunately now, comes at a big price. If we don't have control over our own bodies then we have no real freedom. Stay loud and stay mobilized. Keep fighting. ✊✊✊,' Lauper ended her caption. The singer's post was met with several emojis supporting her message. Many commenters also called her 'amazing." One even declared, 'You go girl!! You tell them!' '80s Pop Icon Makes Bold Political Statement: 'Stay Loud' first appeared on Parade on Jun 25, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jun 25, 2025, where it first appeared.
CBS News
04-07-2025
- Politics
- CBS News
Many Missouri laws restricting abortion blocked again by state judge
The state of abortion, 3 years after Roe v. Wade was overturned Jefferson City, Mo. — A Missouri judge blocked many of the state's abortion restrictions Thursday, reimposing a preliminary injunction against them just a little over a month after the state's highest court had lifted a previous hold. The order by Jackson County Circuit Judge Jerri Zhang said the abortion restrictions likely violate a state constitutional right to abortion approved by voters last year. Planned Parenthood said the order clears the way for it to again provide procedural abortions in Missouri. But Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey said his office "will expeditiously appeal this ruling." The court order marks the latest twist in a multiyear battle that has seen Missouri swing back and forth between banning and allowing most abortions. When the U.S. Supreme Court ended a nationwide right to abortion by overturning Roe v. Wade in 2022, it triggered a Missouri law banning abortions "except in cases of medical emergency." But abortion-rights activists gathered initiative petition signatures to reverse that law. Last November, voters narrowly approved a constitutional amendment guaranteeing a right to abortion until fetal viability, generally considered sometime past 21 weeks of pregnancy. That made Missouri the only state where voters have used a ballot measure to overturn a ban on abortion at all stages of pregnancy. The state Supreme Court ruled in May that Zhang had applied the wrong standard when issuing rulings in February and December that blocked Missouri's abortion restrictions. Upon reconsideration, Zhang again issued preliminary injunctions against the abortion ban. The judge also reimposed a hold on various other laws, including a 72-hour waiting period for abortions, numerous abortion facility licensure requirements and a mandate that physicians performing abortions have admitting privileges at certain types of hospitals located within 30 miles or 15 minutes of where an abortion is provided. "Abortion is legal again in Missouri because voters demanded it and we fought for it," said Emily Wales, president and CEO of Comprehensive Health of Planned Parenthood Great Plains. "Care starts again on Monday in Kansas City." Planned Parenthood clinics in central Missouri and St. Louis also "will work as quickly as possible to resume scheduling abortion appointments," said Margot Riphagen, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Great Rivers. The attorney general's office said it will keep up the legal fight. "Missouri will not stand idly by while the abortion industry seeks to strip away basic medical safeguards," Bailey's office said in a statement. "We will continue to uphold the State's compelling interest in protecting women's health, safety, and informed consent." Thursday's order did not address medication abortions, which remain on hold while Planned Parenthood wrangles with the state over abortion regulations. The court battle is just one part of Missouri's ongoing abortion debate. In May, the Republican-led Legislature approved a proposed constitutional amendment that would reimpose an abortion ban - but with exceptions for pregnancies caused by rape or incest. The measure could be on the ballot in 2026 or sooner.
South China Morning Post
02-07-2025
- Politics
- South China Morning Post
US Wisconsin court strikes down state's 19th century abortion ban
Wisconsin's top state court on Wednesday said an 1849 state law banning abortion in virtually all cases cannot be enforced, rejecting claims that it was revived after a landmark US Supreme Court ruling three years ago. Wednesday's decision, which affirms a lower court, leaves in place a 2015 Wisconsin law that bans abortion after 20 weeks. The Wisconsin Supreme Court in a 4-3 decision agreed with the state's Democratic Attorney General, Josh Kaul, that while the 19th century law has never been formally repealed, it was effectively nullified by more recent laws and regulations. In 2022, shortly after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which had recognised a constitutional right to abortion, Kaul sued a Republican district lawyer who argued that the 1849 law was back in effect and could be enforced. The Wisconsin Supreme Court maintained its liberal majority after an April election in which the winning candidate, Susan Crawford, campaigned on her support for abortion rights. The contest became the most expensive judicial election in US history and was widely seen as an early referendum on President Donald Trump 01:39 Bromance implodes as Trump 'very disappointed' by Musk's bill criticism Bromance implodes as Trump 'very disappointed' by Musk's bill criticism
