Roe v. Wade Continues to Hold Majority Support
By a +28-point margin, voters believe that the Supreme Court should uphold Roe v. Wade. This includes Democrats by a +67-point margin and Independents by a +35-point margin.
Voters Are Concerned About How the Roe Reversal Would Impact Their Lives
Voters were also asked whether or not they were concerned about the Supreme Court issuing an official decision that would overturn Roe v. Wade, and 63 percent of voters state that they are “somewhat” or “very” concerned.
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U.S. Public Continues to Favor Legal Abortion, Oppose Overturning Roe v. Wade
More agree with Democrats than Republicans on abortion policy
“As debates over abortion continue in states around the country, a majority of Americans (61%) continue to say that abortion should be legal in all (27%) or most (34%) cases. A smaller share of the public (38%) says abortion should be illegal in all (12%) or most cases (26%).
The new survey by Pew Research Center, conducted July 22-August 4 among 4,175 adults, also finds little support for overturning Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision that established a woman’s right to an abortion. Seven-in-ten say they do not want to see the Roe v. Wade decision completely overturned; 28% say they would like to see the Supreme Court completely overturn the 1973 decision.”
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Of course, they want to break it up in order to make it confusing, but they do admit that:
“There is one point, though, in this debate that is clear: The majority of Americans don’t want to overturn Roe. How polls ask about support varies, but the vast majority of respondents — somewhere between 85 and 90 percent, according to most polls — think abortion should be legal in at least some circumstances. “
Read how misleadingly this is worded by 538: by plurality in all four polls chose options that limited legal abortion to “some” or “most” cases or included caveats for specific circumstances (minor seeking an abortion (this ignores what could have happened to the minor!) ) or restrictions. In fact, the polls asked share of US polls who said abortion should be legal or illegal in all or most circumstances. They had to title the graphic: Few Americans support making abortion illegal. As I read it, the illegal polled 20, 10, 15, and 13. Legal stood at 30, 25, 24, and 25. My reading was an accurate approximation. Some is so vague as to be meaningless. Who knows what respondents meant by that. Most while not as good as it should be is still meaningful support of a woman’s right to choose.
{It’s unclear what category is represented by those not in legal or illegal. I originally supposed it to be those in the “some” or “most” or had caveats. However, that doesn’t appear to be the case because 538 labeled the “some or most” as pluralities, but the graphic makes it clear that the alternative to “legal” and “illegal” was a plurality. }
Alito’s opinion doesn’t retain Roe in any circumstances or at any point in the pregnancy. By definition, any opinion absolutely overturning Roe would not allow for any exceptions or at any point. It should be noted that support for overturning Roe is even more extreme than opposing a woman’s right to choose which is even more extreme than personally opposing that choice (without saying that a pregnant woman was obligated to follow their viewpoint) .
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60-27 uphold triumphs over overturn
58-36 state legislatures making it harder to obtain a legal abortion is opposed by a majority
By 75 to 20, Americans believe the decision should be left to the woman and her doctor.
Jessica Cisneros is in a special election to win a primary and defeat the last anti-choice Democrat in the US House of Representatives. If we can retain the US Senate, then every single vote from our narrow majority in the US House of Representatives is crucial to pass a law affirming and defending the right of a woman to choose. We can’t afford to have a single democrat not supporting a pro-choice law in our US Congress. Cuellar is terrible on many issues. Cisneros would be a GREAT representative, a real democrat.
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What conservative justices said — and didn't say — about Roe at their confirmations
"Several of these conservative Justices, who are in no way accountable to the American people, have lied to the U.S. Senate," the two Democratic leaders wrote, calling the reported decision to overturn Roe "an abomination, one of the worst and most damaging decisions in modern history."
The draft, whose authenticity has since been verified by the court, was authored by Justice Samuel Alito. Politico reported that he would be joined by Justices Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett.
Alito said:
"Roe v. Wade is an important precedent of the Supreme Court. It was decided in 1973, so it has been on the books for a long time," he said. "It is a precedent that has now been on the books for several decades. It has been challenged. It has been reaffirmed.
Gorsuch said
Gorsuch took the uncontroversial line that Roe is a precedent. Precedent is the "anchor of law," he said. "It is the starting place for a judge."
"I would tell you that Roe v. Wade, decided in 1973, is a precedent of the United States Supreme Court. It has been reaffirmed," he said. "A good judge will consider it as precedent of the U.S. Supreme Court worthy as treatment of precedent like any other."
"That is the law of the land. I accept the law of the land, senator, yes," Gorsuch replied.
Kavanaugh said:
In particular, much was made of a private meeting between Kavanaugh and Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, who said the nominee had told her he considered Roe to be "settled law."
But Kavanaugh stopped short of repeating that line in his hearing, instead focusing on Roe's status as Supreme Court precedent.
"It is settled as a precedent of the Supreme Court, entitled the respect under principles of stare decisis," he said. "The Supreme Court has recognized the right to abortion since the 1973 Roe v. Wade case. It has reaffirmed it many times."
.Amy Coney Barrett said:
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“Senator, what I will commit is that I will obey all the rules of stare decisis,” Barrett replied, referring to the doctrine of courts giving weight to precedent when making their decisions.
Another quote from Alito
“Today if the issue were to come before me, if I am fortunate enough to be confirmed and the issue were to come before me, the first question would be the question that we’ve been discussing, and that’s the issue of stare decisis,” Alito said.