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Do Americans Support Roe v Wade?: What the Polling Says | Arjun Moorthy | The Factual
You Don't Have to Yell
English - May 05, 2022 06:00 - 36 minutes - 34.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsPolitics News History currentevents history centrist politics Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
A recently leaked draft of a Supreme Court decision indicates the court might plan to overturn Roe v Wade has added heat to an already contentious issue. While the abortion debate seems to be a war between two intractable sides, a large group of Americans stand in the middle who are both uncomfortable with the practice of abortion and supportive of Roe v Wade.
Arjun Moorthy from The Factual discusses some recent polls that show Americans' opinions on the subject are far more nuanced than the narrative would have us believe.
NOTES:
- Polls referenced in this interview can be found here and here.
- NYT Article: On Abortion Law, the U.S. Is Unusual. Without Roe, It Would Be, Too.
- The Dishonesty of the Abortion Debate: Why We Need to Face the Best Arguments from the Other Side, Katelynn Flanagan, The Atlantic