Polling data shows support for a 16-week national abortion ban is growing

Exit poll data for the 2022 midterm elections reveals that abortion was a deciding factor in many major races, helping Democrats avoid crushing defeats at the polls. .

The same was true for 2023 races in states like Kentucky and Virginia. Florida Democrats and other pro-abortion groups are blindsided by the possibility of a pro-choice amendment on Florida’s 2024 ballot. new research Support for a 16-week national abortion ban has been found to be growing.

poll from YouGov A plurality of U.S. voters (48%) indicate they are open to the idea of ​​establishing a national abortion bank after 16 weeks. 36% said they were against it.

groups such as Women worried about America and Citizen’s right to life He said Republicans and other candidates who are supporters of the pro-life movement need to do a better job of explaining their views and countering the “no-holds-barred” stance on abortion taken by Democrats. Many criticized Democrats for controlling the discourse on abortion in 2022 and Republicans for being too extreme on the topic.

Republicans abandoned the ball on the issue following Dobbs’ decision. United States Supreme Court Instead of addressing the issue, many Republicans went along with the polls. So gas prices and inflation were the only big problems.

Some conservative experts still don’t believe abortion could be a game-changer nationally and in the race to control the U.S. House and Senate.

There are reports that former president trumpDuring his campaign, Mr. Trump promoted the idea of ​​a 16-week national abortion ban, with exceptions in cases of rape, incest or to save the mother’s life, according to two people with direct knowledge of Mr. Trump’s deliberations. It is said that there is a possibility.

A challenge Republicans may face this election season is deciding whether to leave abortion to individual states, something Republicans have long campaigned for, or whether to ban abortion nationwide.