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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
Two-thirds of Americans say the abortion drug mifepristone, used in the majority of abortions in the United States, should remain on the market, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll.The poll finds that 66 percent of U.S. adults say mifepristone should remain on the market, while 24 percent say it should be taken off the market. Just under half, 47 percent, say access to mifepristone should be kept as is; 12 percent say it should remain on the market but be more restricted than it is now.The drug is at the center of an escalating legal dispute. The Supreme Court preserved full access to mifepristone in April, putting on hold a lower court’s ruling that the Food and Drug Administration erred in making the drug more broadly available. This month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit will consider the case brought by antiabortion groups against the FDA’s regulation of mifepristone, a decision that will almost surely be appealed to the Supreme Court.Mifepristone is often taken in combination with misoprostol and is approved to at least some degree by 94 countries worldwide. The FDA has broadened access to mifepristone since it first approved it over 20 years ago, giving the go-ahead for at-home use.Nearly a year after the Supreme Court overturned its 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, two-thirds of Americans say they oppose the decision to eliminate the constitutional right to an abortion, including 54 percent who oppose it “strongly.” Opinions have stayed consistent, with more than half saying they were strongly opposed in three Post-ABC polls taken since September 2022.Strong opposition to the court’s decision overturning the right to have an abortion peaks among liberals (86 percent) and Democrats (82 percent). Strong opposition also extends to majorities of moderates (62 percent), women (61 percent) and independents (55 percent). And half of White Catholics strongly oppose the Supreme Court overturning Roe.About 8 in 10 Americans say the decision on whether to have an abortion should be left to the woman and her doctor (78 percent), while about 2 in 10 (18 percent) say abortion should be regulated by law.White evangelical Protestants are among the most supportive of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which nullified the Roe ruling, with 58 percent in favor. About 4 in 10 White evangelicals say mifepristone should be taken off the market (41 percent), while 50 percent say it should remain on the market, including 16 percent who say it should be allowed but be more restricted. At the same time, 56 percent of White evangelical Protestants say decisions on whether to have an abortion should be left to the woman and her doctor.Leaving the decision to have
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