After the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case last Friday that overturned Roe v. Wade, a trigger law in Texas banned abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected.
On Tuesday, a Harris County judge blocked a law to allow abortions up to six weeks of pregnancy to resume, for now. While a majority of Texans believe abortions should be legal, even more are thinking of what is likely to occur in their state going forward.
Three-fourths of Texans (77%) believe that women will keep trying to get abortions, even if the procedure is illegal or unsafe, according to a recent CBS News/YouGov survey.
The survey was conducted from June 22-27 among 1,075 adults in Texas, and has a margin of error +/- 4.7 points. CBS News noted that most of the interviews for the survey were done before the SCOTUS decision, but those who responded were still asked questions if Roe v. Wade was to be overturned.
The second leading answer for the question, "if most abortions in Texas are illegal, what happens?," was that more children will be neglected (67%), followed by more children will be adopted (53%).
Texans were then asked, "Will there be more services for pregnant women in Texas?" The results were close, with 51% saying there will be more services; although, among those who think abortion should be illegal, 70% said there will be more services. 65% of Texans who believe abortion should be legal don't believe there will be more services offered for pregnant women.
The survey went on to ask a number of other questions, and found that 62% of women think abortion should be legal in Texas, while only 51% of men believed that.
Breaking down the results by political alignment, 78% of Texas Democrats were in favor of mostly legal abortion, while only 31% of Texas Republicans felt that way. Independent voters in Texas were more torn on the issue, as 55% said abortions in the state should be mostly legal.
The survey then questioned Texans who say abortion in the state should be illegal in all or most cases based on religious beliefs, and found that 60% who attend religious services at least once a week agreed with the statement. 51% of those who attend a few times a month also agreed, while 36% attend religious services less often or not at all.
Overall, the survey found that only 56% of Texans believe that abortion in their state should be mostly legal, eight percentage points lower than the U.S. national average.
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