Texans don’t agree with their Republican restrictive abortion law

Do you support or oppose a law that allows abortions, but only up to the time cardiac activity is detected about 6 to 8 weeks into pregnancy?

Support 32%
Oppose 58%

(NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll, 9/20-26/21)
more: https://t.co/LiHUep6hTE
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) October 4, 2021

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TEXAS
How about when the pregnancy was caused by rape or incest? Do you think abortion should be legal in that situation or illegal?

Legal 77%
Illegal 16%

(Quinnipiac U. Poll, RV, 9/24-27/21)
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) October 7, 2021

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TEXAS
In general, do you agree or disagree with the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision that established a woman's right to an abortion?

Agree 60%
Disagree 31%

(Quinnipiac U. Poll, RV, 9/24-27/21)
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) October 7, 2021

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TEXAS
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Greg Abbott is handling the issue of abortion?

Approve 37%
Disapprove 53%

(Quinnipiac U. Poll, RV, 9/24-27/21)
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) October 7, 2021

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TEXAS
Do you think abortion should be legal in all cases, legal in most cases, illegal in most cases, or illegal in all cases?

Legal all cases 17%
Legal most cases 34%
Illegal most cases 32%
Illegal all cases 11%

(Quinnipiac U. Poll, RV, 9/24-27/21)
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) October 7, 2021

The majority supports keeping Roe v. Wade

That won’t stop the Republican Supreme Court from killing it. The majority also disagrees with the Court on the terrible Texas law. Republicans don’t care if their policies are popular.

The Roe versus Wade decision has guided abortion law in the United States since 1973. Would you like to see the Supreme Court revisit that decision or leave it as is?

Revisit 31%
Leave as is 62%

(Monmouth U. Poll, 9/9-13/21)
more: https://t.co/LiHUep6hTE
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) September 20, 2021

A majority of Americans disapproves of the Supreme Court’s decision to allow a ban on most abortions in Texas, according to a new poll. Key aspects of the law, such as allowing private citizens to enforce it, are overwhelmingly unpopular, the poll found. https://t.co/24B5hh9maf
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 20, 2021

70% of Americans disapprove of private citizens using lawsuits to enforce the Texas abortion law instead of prosecutors. Only 22% approve via new Monmouth poll.

Even more, 81% (!) disapprove of giving $10,000 to citizens who win Texas abortion lawsuits. Only 14% approve.
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) September 20, 2021

WE ARE THE MAJORITY. 70% oppose citizens enforcing abortion law. 81% oppose $10,000 bounty on those who provide abortions. 70-80% (depending on poll) want Roe v. Wade to remain law of the land. #BansOffOurBodies https://t.co/9HacfMFLag
— Vicki Ringer (@vickiringer) September 20, 2021

A new Yahoo News/YouGov poll reveals that Americans’ views about abortion remain highly complex, although the Roe v. Wade ruling remains popular, while a recent Texas law banning most abortions is not. https://t.co/oE5liZBXcw
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) September 20, 2021

New Texas poll shows:

-a majority don’t want to see Roe overturned

-voters oppose permitless open-carry by a 16 point margin

-voters believe we should teach racial inequities in school

-voters don’t believe in widespread voter fraud by 20-pt margin https://t.co/xTjEsId0JX
— Sawyer Hackett (@SawyerHackett) September 19, 2021

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In general, do you agree or disagree with the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision that established a woman's right to an abortion?

Agree 67%
Disagree 27%

(Quinnipiac U. Poll, 9/10-13/21)
trend: https://t.co/LiHUep6hTE
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) September 16, 2021

Corporations that donate to sponsors of the terrible Texas abortion law

https://twitter.com/jkbjournalist/status/1435388584622706690?s=20

REMINDER: Major corporate donors to the sponsors of Texas' abortion ban@GetSpectrum (313K)@ATT (301K)@USAA (152K)@WeAreFarmers (120K)@UHC (90K)@AnthemInc (87K)@GM (73K)@CVSHealth (73K)@StateFarm (65K)@comcast/@NBCUniversal (58K)https://t.co/E5C5WrFwXx pic.twitter.com/uGPRz21QVw
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) September 8, 2021

The public supports Roe v. Wade while Republicans want to overturn it

Once again, Republicans are going against what the people want. They’re hypocrites. They’re big on states rights except for things like abortion where they want to prevent states from allowing it.

Nearly 230 Republican members of Congress call on the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade https://t.co/AgrK90BuIT
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) July 29, 2021

Most Americans want to see the Supreme Court uphold Roe v. Wade, polling shows https://t.co/LUjipszend
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) May 18, 2021

Majority opposes Barrett hearings, supports upholding Roe v. Wade

New Post-ABC poll: A slim 52% majority of voters oppose Barrett hearings, though a 62% majority support high court upholding Roe v. Wade https://t.co/IprtXVBZ5i pic.twitter.com/Ji60f2vfGB
— Post Polls (@PostPolls) October 12, 2020

Republicans want to overturn Roe v. Wade

39 Republican senators and 168 representatives have signed an amicus brief asking the Supreme Court to revisit and potentially overturn Roe v. Wade.https://t.co/CseoX9mLrM
— Axios (@axios) January 2, 2020

With nearly half the abortion clinics in Texas closing in recent years, many west Texas women have to travel hundreds of miles for the procedure. https://t.co/ynqRaYGYm1
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 9, 2019

Abortion polling trends

Some data re third trimester abortions https://t.co/cNXsqztNqV pic.twitter.com/X5EGcLxX2Z
— David Byler (@databyler) September 9, 2019

Most Americans oppose fetal “heartbeat bills’

That won’t stop Republican states and I doubt it will stop the Supreme Court from drastically limiting abortion rights.

Most Americans are opposed to fetal ‘heartbeat bills’ and closing abortion clinics, exclusive poll shows https://t.co/2FHgzQITv7
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) June 3, 2019

Abortion is still legal in the United States, but for women in vast swaths of the country it’s a right in name onlyhttps://t.co/PGYpApZwp0
— POLITICO (@politico) May 31, 2019

States Passing Abortion Bans
1. Alabama
2. Arkansas
3. Georgia
4. Kentucky
5. Louisiana
6. Mississippi
7. Missouri
8. Ohio
9. Utah

States with Highest Infant Mortality Rates
1. Mississippi
2. Arkansas
5. Alabama
8. Georgia
9. Ohio
10. Louisiana
15. Kentucky
18. Missouri
26. Utah
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) May 30, 2019

States passing abortion bans:
Alabama
Arkansas
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
Ohio
Utah

States that haven't ratified the Equal Rights Amendment:
Alabama
Arkansas
Georgia
Kentucky (ratified, but attempted to rescind in 1978)
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
Utah
— Kate *Abortion is healthcare* Kelly (@Kate_Kelly_Esq) May 30, 2019

A judicious and helpful piece by ⁦@kim_wehle⁩ on Alabama’s abortion law and why it’s not likely to lead to a showdown in the Supreme Court. https://t.co/CbxwTstYUP
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) May 28, 2019

Strong support from most white women, especially those who identify as evangelical Christians, has helped Republicans dominate local government in the states passing the most restrictive measures on abortion. https://t.co/N97nqzC9ni
— Eugene Scott (@Eugene_Scott) May 23, 2019

Banning abortion is not popular

Republicans are just appealing to their extremist conservative base.

There is no state in the country where support for banning abortion reaches even 25 percent. (Data for Progress analysis of the 2016 Cooperative Congressional Election Studies) pic.twitter.com/lrOxU0eNaz
— Data for Progress (@DataProgress) May 15, 2019

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Do you think Roe vs Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision that affirmed a constitutional right to abortion, was the right decision and should be upheld or was the wrong decision and should be overturned?
Right 56%
Wrong 33%
(PRRI, 8/22-9/2/18)https://t.co/NcyOEkga4i
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) May 15, 2019

Yep, @paulwaldman1 is so right about this: The GOP's frontal assault on Roe v. Wade shows that Republicans understand power, and how and when to use it:https://t.co/d0rvUnCEEU
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) May 15, 2019

"About two-thirds of Americans…believe that Roe v. Wade should remain the law."@cindi_leive, who wrote an NYT op-ed, says AL abortion bill "in no way represents what the majority of Americans believe about how these personal decisions should get made"https://t.co/hyr0Qg1XR2 pic.twitter.com/4JnKMUSaFW
— CNN (@CNN) May 15, 2019

Trump lies at his rally in Wisconsin

He really liked about abortion.

Here's Trump making another false & unspeakably dangerous claim about abortion:

"The baby is born; the mother meets with the doctor. They take care of the baby. They wrap the baby beautifully. Then the doctor & mother determine whether or not they will execute the baby." pic.twitter.com/Hg6V6pjgpX
— Caroline Orr (@RVAwonk) April 28, 2019

Wow.

So now lying is “reviving an inaccurate refrain”

Jesus @nytimes https://t.co/9dQGevRMrI
— Jon Cryer (@MrJonCryer) April 28, 2019

Cryer is right – these are lies! Call them lies!

“Fake news. They’re fake,” Trump said during a roughly 90-minute rally. “They are fake. They are fakers.”

The crowd broke into a chant: “CNN sucks! CNN sucks”https://t.co/ZuABuPEbsh
— POLITICO (@politico) April 28, 2019

President Trump is the “say anything” president, says CNN’s @BrianStelter, bringing up Trump’s incorrect claims during a Wisconsin rally that mothers and doctors can decide to “execute” babies after birth. https://t.co/8m9pctOHnG pic.twitter.com/iKFTBtPh5W
— CNN (@CNN) April 28, 2019

Trump lied

Trump condemns anti-Semitism, hate crimes at rally after synagogue shooting https://t.co/gTOTPxmjgh
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 28, 2019

He inspires these terrorists with his bigotry

We led today's @ReliableSources with Trump's false, shocking statements about mothers and doctors choosing to "execute" newborns. Here's what @finneyk said. pic.twitter.com/DWwbG7g6iu
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) April 28, 2019

At the Trump rally in Green Bay Wisconsin, Kid Rock's "Bawitdaba" is playing on the jumbotron. It shows Trump as a WWE character body-slamming a CNN logo. The crowd got very excited.

That's how this #WHCD night is gonna go out here in Wisco.
— Katie Rogers (@katierogers) April 27, 2019

Holy hell. Trump just told the crowd at his Wisconsin rally that after women give birth, the baby is "wrapped in a blanket" and then "the mother and the doctor decide whether to execute the baby."
— Caroline Orr (@RVAwonk) April 28, 2019

Trump gleefully admits it was his "sick idea" to use immigrants as pawns in his games of political retribution. Disgusting pic.twitter.com/xQHq3s76xC
— DNC War Room (@DNCWarRoom) April 28, 2019

“You have people wanting to cut off Saudi Arabia. They bought $450 billion. I don’t want to lose them.” — Donald Trump
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) April 28, 2019

They cut heads off.

The number is exaggerated – I have a post on that.

President Trump is holding a rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Meanwhile, in Washington, journalists are attending the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner. Trump is skipping the event for the third year in a row.

Follow for live updates: https://t.co/iy0sQ8efgQ
— CNN (@CNN) April 28, 2019

Will the Supreme Court strike down or limit abortion rights?

There are lots of new laws that will give them that opportunity. With the new conservative justices, this is a real possibility. Polling shows support for Roe v. Wade but the far right doesn’t care what the public wants. The Trump administration has been very hostile to abortion rights. Trump and other Republicans lie about Democratic positions on abortions.

New state laws ban abortion before many women even know they’re pregnant!

Banning abortion before women know they are pregnant is absurd, unconstitutional, unscientific and cruel. We will fight these bans and protect every women’s constitutional rights wherever they live. https://t.co/SVwSLYmjBQ
— (((Rep. Nadler))) (@RepJerryNadler) March 29, 2019

When anti-abortion activist Janet Porter first introduced the idea of a "heartbeat" bill in 2011, she was almost laughed out of the room.

A decade later, GOP lawmakers around the country are rushing to adopt her signature legislation: https://t.co/nyUvYKlGhr pic.twitter.com/SxqeMX31Yx
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) March 30, 2019

More state lawmakers are pushing "heartbeat" bills that ban abortion as early as six weeks into pregnancy in a bid to trigger a Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade https://t.co/Mdi03FZJ8T
— POLITICO (@politico) March 27, 2019

These 12 cases could challenge abortion access under Roe vs. Wade if the Supreme Court chooses to hear them https://t.co/e950IrTGPa
— POLITICO (@politico) March 27, 2019

🗣️ Keep abortion safe and legal. https://t.co/SeQqpiatdK
— The Democrats (@TheDemocrats) March 27, 2019

Make no mistake: These bills aim to ban abortion across the board and could threaten the lives and well-being of women everywhere. https://t.co/bfCjtSSVya
— The Democrats (@TheDemocrats) March 24, 2019

There are a lot of disgusting things that the Trump administration has done. This ranks very close to the top. https://t.co/tLjGjZctgr
— Janet Johnson (@JJohnsonLaw) March 16, 2019

The new federal abortion gag rule is egregious. Will SCOTUS stand for it? https://t.co/SfXGisuSDl
— Slate (@Slate) March 10, 2019

The Tennessee House of Representatives passed a bill that would ban abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected. A fetal heartbeat can be detected as early as 6 weeks, before many women even realize they are pregnant. https://t.co/iZ6Ay47fH4
— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 8, 2019

CA, CO, CN, DE, HI, IL, MD, MA, MI, MN, NV, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OR, PA, RI, VT, VA, WI (and D.C.): These are the states filing lawsuits this week to stop the Trump administration's gag rule on clinics referring women for abortion care: https://t.co/3khzXrTbCv #NoGagRule
— NARAL (@NARAL) March 5, 2019

Planned Parenthood, American Medical Association sue Trump administration over abortion "gag rule" https://t.co/ElQ3Pc2HwU
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 5, 2019

President Trump tweeted, "The Democrat(ic) position on abortion is now so extreme that they don’t mind executing babies AFTER birth."

Both Democrats and Republicans agree that active killing of a breathing newborn is — and should be — illegal. https://t.co/pxkyBwOIrd pic.twitter.com/UD7h8GteQ5
— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) March 4, 2019

Democrats say the GOP arguments are inflammatory and inaccurate, but Republicans are already seizing on the issue in their 2020 strategy https://t.co/OuDfYwhZ3J
— POLITICO (@politico) March 3, 2019

Fact check: Democrats don't support infanticide or medically unnecessary late term abortions. Meghan McCain is spreading Fox News agitprop designed to re-elect the president who routinely mocks her late father. https://t.co/ReiX5tfd0z
— Bob Cesca (@bobcesca_go) March 2, 2019

Don Jr attacks Dems over "post-term abortion" — something that doesn't exist.

"That's called murder. This isn't women's health care. If the baby is born, and it's alive, the woman is no longer at risk," he says. pic.twitter.com/TY4bkcetIq
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 1, 2019

Babies are rarely born alive after abortion procedures, and if they are, doctors do not kill them. These are the facts behind President Trump’s misleading tweet in the latest abortion battle. https://t.co/Jb4RVaj8fi
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) February 28, 2019