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Do Americans Support Roe v Wade?: What the Polling Says | Arjun Moorthy | The Factual

2022/5/5
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A recently leaked draft of a Supreme Court decision indicates the court might plan to overturn Roe v Wade has added heat to an already contentious issue. While the abortion debate seems to be a war between two intractable sides, a large group of Americans stand in the middle who are both uncomfortable with the practice of abortion and supportive of Roe v Wade.

Arjun Moorthy from The Factual discusses some recent polls that show Americans' opinions on the subject are far more nuanced than the narrative would have us believe.

NOTES: - Polls referenced in this interview can be found here) and here).

  • NYT Article:  On Abortion Law, the U.S. Is Unusual. Without Roe, It Would Be, Too.)

- * The Dishonesty of the Abortion Debate: Why We Need to Face the Best Arguments from the Other Side,)* Katelynn Flanagan, The Atlantic