{"id":265649,"date":"2022-04-05T06:34:51","date_gmt":"2022-04-05T11:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=265649"},"modified":"2022-04-04T18:46:58","modified_gmt":"2022-04-04T23:46:58","slug":"wsj-poll-protecting-15-weeks-oppose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wsj-poll-protecting-15-weeks-oppose\/","title":{"rendered":"WSJ poll: More people support protecting preborn babies at 15 weeks than oppose it"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A Wall Street Journal poll<\/a> of 1,500 voters conducted in early March has revealed that more people support a restriction on abortion after 15 weeks than oppose it. In fact, the poll found that nearly 50% of respondents are in favor of such a restriction. This information comes as the Supreme Court prepares to rule on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization<\/em>, which centers<\/a> on Mississippi’s 2018 15-week abortion restriction law.<\/p>\n

According to the poll, 48% of voters said they would strongly or somewhat favor a restriction on abortion after 15 weeks with exemptions that would aim to protect the life of the mother, while 43% said they would oppose such a restriction. Deliberately killing an undelivered child in the act of abortion is never medically necessary<\/a>. If a woman’s life or health is truly at risk, a doctor does not need to take the time to kill the child prior to a preterm delivery to save the mother’s life. Preterm delivery and emergency C-sections are not<\/em> abortions.<\/p>\n