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(National Review<\/a>)\u00a0The Supreme Court\u2019s reversal of Roe v. Wade<\/em> in Dobbs v. Jackson Women\u2019s Health Organization<\/em> has raised the salience of abortion as a political issue. It should come as no surprise that several media outlets have conducted polls on life issues since the decision was released. Contrary to much of the media spin, the polls paint a clear picture: Roe<\/em>, or at least the abortion policy resulting from the ruling, was never nearly as popular as past polls have suggested.<\/p>\n

Shortly after the leak of the draft Dobbs <\/em>decision in early May, there were three major polls about Roe <\/em>conducted by the Washington Post\/<\/em>ABC News<\/a>, Politico<\/em>\/Morning Consult<\/a>, and Fox News<\/a>.\u00a0All three polls found that less than 30 percent of Americans favored the reversal of Roe<\/em>, a finding consistent with previous polls. The average support for the reversal of Roe<\/em>across 14 Gallup polls<\/a> conducted since 1989 was only 32 percent. Similarly, five Fox News polls<\/a> since 2018 found that an average of only 27 percent of Americans supported overturning Roe.<\/em><\/p>\n

But as I have argued<\/a> in past\u00a0<\/em>posts, previous polling on Roe<\/em> provided little insight about public attitudes toward abortion, for two main reasons. First, many polls on Roe<\/em> failed to make it clear to respondents that the decision effectively legalized abortion on demand in all 50 states throughout all nine months of pregnancy. Polls have found that only a fraction of Americans supports such a policy. Second, many Americans mistakenly believe that a reversal of Roe<\/em> would ban abortion entirely. Since\u00a0Roe\u00a0<\/em>was reversed, however, most media coverage has made it clear that that the decision\u00a0has actually returned abortion policy to the states.<\/p>\n

READ:\u00a0Harvard\/Harris poll shows pro-life sentiments may have increased since Roe\u2019s overturn<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

This is likely why current support for Dobbs<\/em> exceeds past opposition to the overturning of Roe<\/em>. Indeed, recent polls conducted by the Pew Research Center<\/a>, CBS News<\/a>, and Harvard\u2019s Center for American Political Studies\/Harris<\/a> have found that at least 41 percent of Americans support the Dobbs<\/em> decision. In particular, the Harvard CAPS\/Harris Poll found that 45 percent of Americans now support overturning Roe.<\/em> This is a much higher figure than pre-Dobb<\/em>s polls.<\/p>\n

Of course, it would be better for pro-lifers if the Dobbs<\/em> decision enjoyed even higher levels of public support. Even so, the fact that multiple polls have found more than 40 percent support for Dobbs<\/em> means it is unlikely that the reversal of Roe<\/em> will provoke a backlash against pro-life candidates in the midterms. Surveys suggest<\/a> that Americans are placing a much higher priority on other issues, including inflation and gas prices. Also, Americans have become more likely to identify with the political party that shares their views on abortion, making it unlikely the Dobbs\u00a0<\/em>decision will sway many voters one way or another.<\/p>\n

Editor’s Note: This article was published at National Review and is reprinted here with permission.<\/em><\/p>\n

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(National Review)\u00a0The Supreme Court\u2019s reversal of Roe v. Wade in Dobbs v. Jackson Women\u2019s Health Organization has raised the salience of abortion as a political issue. It should come as no surprise that several media outlets have conducted polls on life issues since the decision was released. 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