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US support for abortion rights up four points to 60% since fall of Roe v Wade (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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New polling data from Pew shows shift in Americans’ opinion since loss of constitutional right to abortion in June 2022

In the two years after the US supreme court overturned Roe v Wade, leading to abortion bans across many parts of the south and midwest, abortion rights have only grown more popular, new polling from Pew research Center has found.

A majority of Americans has long supported abortion rights. But more than 60% of Americans now believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases – a four percentage-point jump from 2021, the year before Roe fell.

This support transcends numerous demographic divides in US society: most men, women, white people, Black people, Hispanic people and Asian people believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases. It extends to majorities of all age groups and education levels, although 18-to-29-year-olds and people with more education are more likely than other cohorts to believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases.

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[–] HauntingScience 10 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Florida Republicans already have hinted to a new Fetal Personhood bill if the abortion amendment passes to upend the election results.

They have experience doing this. They have other sets of bills to dilute the marihuana amendment too.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It would have to get passed by the Florida Supreme Court.

[–] realbadat 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Does that really sound like a big hurdle? Or more like... Stepping over a small twig?

Edit: to be clear here, they are selected by a commission that the governor creates, which makes a recommendation list to the governor to select from. Of the 7 justices, 5 of them became justices during Desantis' time as governor.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

They’re the ones that left it up to an election by determining it should be a decision of the people. Walking back on that is now tougher than changing court decided legislation.

[–] realbadat 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

So not tough at all, considering recent complete 180's on precedence based on whether it suits their agenda.

Sounds about right.

It's hard to believe the Fl supreme Court has any ethics. Considering what they've pushed through with education, diversity training, etc., etc.

The 5 that came in through DeSantis are all heavily conservative. One of whom is married to a representative who wrote the bill for the 6 week ban, and refused to recuse himself. Not to mention having put forth his own anti-choice bans (mostly nonsensical partial birth abortion bans, which isn't a thing) in the 90's.

Another one has a husband elected to the oversight board for Disney.

I really think you're overestimating their ethics and underestimating the lengths they will go.

Edit: autocorrect typo, refuse/recuse.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

What is the penalty of a Supreme Court directly overruling precedent?

Answer: there isn't one