Half of Americans Support 16-Week Abortion Ban to Protect Babies
While Joe Biden and Democrats support abortions up to birth for any reason, a new poll shows approximately half of Americans support a 16-week abortion ban that would protect babies from abortions after that point. Such a ban would allow states to protect babies from abortions earlier in pregnancy but will stop blue states from […]
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While Joe Biden and Democrats support abortions up to birth for any reason, a new poll shows approximately half of Americans support a 16-week abortion ban that would protect babies from abortions after that point.
Such a ban would allow states to protect babies from abortions earlier in pregnancy but will stop blue states from killing babies in abortions after 16 weeks.
Here’s more on the new poll:
Nearly half of Americans in a new poll said they would back a national 16-week abortion ban after The New York Times reported former President Trump, the front-runner for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, privately expressed support for the measure.
The Economist/YouGov new poll found 48 percent of respondents would support a national ban on abortions after 16 weeks of pregnancy, including 27 percent who strongly support that restriction. Thirty-six percent said they would oppose such a ban, while another 16 percent said they were not sure.
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When asked when abortion should be legal, if at all, 38 percent said the procedure should only be allowed in “special circumstances,” such as when the life of the mother is in danger. Another 8 percent said abortion should never be allowed. Twenty-nine percent said abortion should be legal with some restrictions, while 24 percent said abortion should always be legal with no restrictions.
The poll was conducted Feb. 18-20 among 1,562 adults and has a margin of error of 3.1 percentage points.
The poll comes after Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said he would sign a 16-week bill.
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