.MaddowBlog: Republicans embrace the one abortion policy Americans most oppose
Broadly speaking, polls on Americans’ attitudes toward abortion have been consistent for decades: Narrow majorities believe women should be able to terminate an unwanted pregnancy and theprecedent should remain intact. In fact, as Republican-appointed justices on the Supreme Court prepare to turn back the clock, support for the status quoBut just below the surface, public opinion on reproductive rights can get more nuanced based on the wording of questions and the specific policy details.
The top-line results certainly matter: By a nearly two-to-one margin, Americans want the legal protections currently in place to remain unchanged. That’s the sort of finding that carries broad political and electoral consequences. But the NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll also explored public attitudes by testing the limits of these opinions. For example, respondents were asked, “Please tell me if you support or oppose a law that allows abortion at any time during pregnancy in cases of rape or incest.” I thought the use of the phrase “at any time” might affect the results a bit, but nevertheless, 63 percent would support such a law, while 35 percent would not.
In fact, 69 percent of Republicans, 69 percent of evangelical Christians, and 58 percent of opponents of abortion right all agreed:And yet, the one anti-abortion idea that Americans hate most is gaining traction among some Republican policymakers. Indeed, it’s at the heart of the Texas GOP’s latest abortion ban.
According to the Lone Star State’s abortion ban, a random person, effectively deputized by Texas Republicans, could sue any of these people for $10,000 — plus attorneys’ fees — turning anti-abortion activists into bounty hunters.
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