In the 35 years after the Roe ruling, the American public settled into a "wishy-washy" equilibrium on abortion where Roe v Wade was popular but most abortion restrictions were also popular. But the last 12 years have changed the politics on this issue enormously! Public support in the GSS for "Women should be able to get an abortion for any reason if she wants one" has gone from 42% in 2012 to 57% in 2022!
@davidshor @EricLevitz Why do you think 12 years ago is the demarcation point?
@davidshor I will be very interested to see breakdown between men & women. Of course vast majority of men would have this view.
@davidshor @rmc031 Really fascinating! Would like to be able to go to your source(s) if you can share.
@davidshor RBG has a quote about the SCOTUS decision being a lightning rod for opponents that stopped an existing (small d) democratic trend. Always wonder if numbers like this back up that point; got lifted off