{"id":313096,"date":"2024-05-31T06:38:37","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T11:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=313096"},"modified":"2024-05-31T08:43:56","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T13:43:56","slug":"poll-half-americans-in-person-abortion-pill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/poll-half-americans-in-person-abortion-pill\/","title":{"rendered":"New poll claims half of Americans support in-person doctor visit before abortion pill"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A new Reuters\/Ipsos poll<\/a> has found that Americans are divided on the rules surrounding the dispensing of the abortion pill as well as other abortion-related issues. The findings come as the Supreme Court prepares to rule next month on two abortion-related cases. The survey was conducted May 7-14 and gathered responses from 3,934 U.S. adults.<\/p>\n

Abortion pill dispensing<\/strong><\/p>\n

Half (50%) of respondents said they are in support of a required in-person doctor visit before a woman is prescribed the abortion pill. Thirty-three percent (33%) of respondents said they opposed such a safety requirement.<\/p>\n

When broken down into political parties, 67% of Republicans said they favor the requirement, while just 37% of Democrats did.<\/p>\n

The abortion pill regimen consists of two drugs: mifepristone and misoprostol. Mifepristone blocks the naturally occurring pregnancy hormone progesterone, causing the uterine wall to break down and depriving the developing child of oxygen and nutrients. Misoprostol, taken 24-48 hours later, causes contractions to expel the baby.<\/p>\n