Most want abortion pill to remain available -- CBS News poll
Most want abortion pill to remain available — CBS News poll
BY ANTHONY SALVANTO, JENNIFER DE PINTO, KABIR KHANNA, FRED BACKUS
UPDATED ON: APRIL 16, 2023 / 7:29 PM / CBS NEWS
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/abortion-pill-cbs-news-poll-2023-04-16/
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But people see national agendas at work from the parties, nonetheless: half of Americans, and especially those who want abortion to be legal, think the Republican Party is trying to ban it nationwide, rather than let states decide. And most think Democrats are trying to make abortion available nationwide.
Reaction in wake of initial federal court ruling
After a Texas judge halted the Food and Drug Administration's approval of the abortion pill mifepristone, a two-thirds majority want to see the abortion pill mifepristone remain available in states where abortion is legal — a view that generally squares with the national majority who for years have said they'd prefer abortion remain legal in at least some instances.
But even among those who'd see abortion illegal in most cases, there's still a substantial number — about four in ten — who'd prefer mifepristone remain legal.
And these views are not purely partisan: almost half of Republicans think the medication ought to be available.
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