A new poll is showing the country as a whole widely disapproves of the latest anti-abortion legislation in Texas and approves of upholding Roe v. Wade.
The poll, conducted jointly by the Washington Post and ABC News, showed respondents voted by a nearly 2-to-1 margin that the landmark decision in Roe v. Wade should be upheld, with 60% voting “uphold” over “overturn.”
Likewise, the Texas law that bans most abortions after just six weeks of pregnancy proved unpopular by about the same margin, with 58% saying they either “somewhat” or “strongly” oppose the law against 37% who support it.
The Supreme Court is in the midst of deciding whether to challenge the country’s longtime abortion protections and have already added a case to the docket for December 1 that analyzes a Mississippi law banning abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
When asked specifically if the decision whether or not to have an abortion should be solely between a woman and her doctor or regulated by law, the answer was even more lopsided, with 75% saying government regulations should not determine that decision and that it should be up to the patient and her doctor.
Only 20% responded that the law should factor in.
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