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Related: About this forumPOLL: Majority Of Texans Do NOT Support The Abortion Restrictions Moving Through The Legislature
POLL: Majority Of Texans Dont Support The Abortion Restrictions Moving Through The Legislature
Most Texas residents dont support Senate Bill 5, the omnibus anti-abortion bill currently advancing in the legislature, according to a new bipartisan poll. In fact, 80 percent of Texans dont want their lawmakers to be considering abortion-related bills during the special session that Gov. Rick Perry (R) convened at the beginning of the month.
SB 5 combines several attacks on womens reproductive into one omnibus measure. It would impose unnecessary burdens on abortion providers, force most of the abortion clinics in the state to close their doors, and criminalize abortions after 20 weeks (although one Senate version of the legislation removed the 20-week ban). Anti-choice lawmakers hope that the special session will give them the opportunity to push through SB 5, since its separate provisions failed to advance during the regular legislative session this year.
But Texas voters dont actually want any more restrictions on abortion in their state. After conducting a survey among a representative sample of state residents between June 17 and 19, the polling firm Greenberg Quinlan Rosner (GQR) found that 63 percent of registered voters think the Lone Star State already has enough anti-abortion laws on the books. Seventy one percent think the legislature should be more focused on the economy and jobs instead of social policies to police womens reproductive rights.
Nearly three quarters of respondents said that personal medical decisions about whether to have an abortion should be made by a woman and her doctor, not by politicians. Fifty seven percent said they dont trust the Governor or the legislature to make choices about womens health care. And that opposition cuts across party lines: The support for women to make their own reproductive decisions remains strong among both Independents (76 percent) and Republicans (61 percent).
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Full article here: http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/06/24/2202991/poll-texans-oppose-sb-5/
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POLL: Majority Of Texans Do NOT Support The Abortion Restrictions Moving Through The Legislature (Original Post)
Tx4obama
Jun 2013
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Mz Pip
(27,404 posts)1. But they continue to vote these clowns in
Elections have consequences. Voting for someone just because they have an R went to their name is probably a habit worth revisiting.
obama2terms
(563 posts)2. And the same goes for the D in the name
We had this nut running here in Tennessee Mark Clayton, well nut would be an understatement. I think he only registered dem because Bob Corker was running as a republican. I would be mortified If I voted for this guy, and found out what he supports. I'll show the link. I hate to say it, but I'm glad Corker won over this guy, and you'll see what I mean if you read the article.
http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-10-22/politics/35500334_1_yard-sign-tennessee-democrats-senate-race
otohara
(24,135 posts)3. One Compared to Their Hundreds
everyday a new nut pops up on the GOP/TEA side
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)4. Kick n/t