Op-ed: A year after Dobbs, women wonder who's listening on abortion

Jun 24, 2023 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    72% Very Conservative

  • Reliability

    75% ReliableGood

  • Policy Leaning

    86% Extremely Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    40% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

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"What we found confirmed what many have suspected -- that attitudes about abortion have changed and continue to loom large for the elections next year."
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2% Conservative
"It's been a year since the landmark Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision was handed down by the Supreme Court on June 24, 2022, upending a nearly 50-year constitutional precedent set by Roe v. Wade that recognized a constitutional right to abortion, one that was reaffirmed by Plaed Parenthood of Southeastern Pesylvania v. Casey in 1992."
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0% Conservative
"Among those between the ages of 18 to 29, a huge majority, 75"
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-4% Liberal
"We found that 37"
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-4% Liberal
"This ardent support for abortion access, particularly without restriction, potentially signals a generational shift in how American voters think about abortion."
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-8% Liberal
"Abortion can be a transformative wiing strategy for Democrats if they are listening and proposing clear solutions to protecting abortion access."
Negative
-8% Liberal
"Perhaps because he and others in leadership have yet to come to terms with the shifting attitudes toward abortion in their own party."
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-14% Liberal
"Female voters told us clearly that abortion was their top voting issue, followed by guns and the economy, but in the midterm elections, many candidates focused heavily on other issues."
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-22% Liberal
"Abortion has always been and continues to be an emotional issue for Americans on both sides of the issue."
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-38% Liberal
"The shift is driven, according to the report, overwhelmingly by Independent and new voters who identify abortion as one of their top issues."
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-46% Liberal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : What we found confirmed what many have suspected -- that attitudes about abortion have changed and continue to loom large for the elections next year.
50% : It's been a year since the landmark Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision was handed down by the Supreme Court on June 24, 2022, upending a nearly 50-year constitutional precedent set by Roe v. Wade that recognized a constitutional right to abortion, one that was reaffirmed by Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey in 1992.
48% : Among those between the ages of 18 to 29, a huge majority, 75%, support either totally unrestricted access to abortion (41%) or abortion access with some restrictions (34%).
48% : We found that 37% of Republican men and women think abortion should be legal in all or most cases, and among Republican and Republican-leaning independent women younger than 50, the number soars to 47%.
46% : This ardent support for abortion access, particularly without restriction, potentially signals a generational shift in how American voters think about abortion.
46% : Abortion can be a transformative winning strategy for Democrats if they are listening and proposing clear solutions to protecting abortion access.
43% : Perhaps because he and others in leadership have yet to come to terms with the shifting attitudes toward abortion in their own party.
39% : Female voters told us clearly that abortion was their top voting issue, followed by guns and the economy, but in the midterm elections, many candidates focused heavily on other issues.
31% : Abortion has always been and continues to be an emotional issue for Americans on both sides of the issue.
27% : The shift is driven, according to the report, "overwhelmingly by Independent and new voters who identify abortion as one of their top issues."

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