In the wake of the political and legal fight over the availability of a common medication abortion pill last month, two-thirds of Americans said the drug, mifepristone, should remain available, according to a new poll.
A Washington Post-ABC News poll found that 66% of Americans want the drug on the market, compared to 24% who want it withdrawn.
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In April, the Supreme Court sided with the Biden administration and removed restrictions on access to mifepristone after a Texas federal district court judge ruled against the Food and Drug Administration's 2000 approval of the drug. Mifepristone is still allowed to be sent through the mail to assist in nonsurgical abortions.
Just fewer than half of the participants surveyed, 47%, said access to the abortion drug should remain the same, while 12% said it should remain on the market, but access should be more restricted. In worrying news for Republicans running for office, especially 2024 presidential candidates, 66% of Americans said they strongly or somewhat oppose the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade last June, while 28% strongly or somewhat support the decision. Another 55% of independents also said they strongly opposed the overturning of Roe, compared to 16% of independents who said they strongly supported overturning Roe.
Republicans running for president have, at times, struggled to address their abortion stance in public.
The Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America attacked former President Donald Trump last month for saying abortion should be left to states to decide.
"President Trump’s assertion that the Supreme Court returned the issue of abortion solely to the states is a completely inaccurate reading of the Dobbs decision and is a morally indefensible position for a self-proclaimed pro-life presidential candidate to hold," Marjorie Dannenfelser, the group's president, said in a statement.
But in a reversal, the group praised Trump's anti-abortion stance after meeting with him on Monday. “During the meeting, President Trump reiterated his opposition to the extreme Democratic position of abortion on demand, up until the moment of birth, paid for by taxpayers — and even in some cases after the child is born," Dannenfelser said in a statement.
"President Trump knows the vast majority of Americans oppose brutal late-term abortions when the child can feel pain and suck their thumbs. President Trump reiterated that any federal legislation protecting these children would need to include the exceptions for life of the mother and in cases of rape and incest," she added.
Other candidates, such as former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley (R-SC), have tackled abortion head-on. In a speech at the SBA Pro-Life America's headquarters last month, Haley called for a national 'consensus' on abortion. "I said I want to save as many babies and help as many moms as possible. That is my goal, to do that at the federal level. The next president must find national consensus," Haley said.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed a six-week abortion ban into law as part of the state's recent prolific legislation session.
The Washington Post-ABC News poll surveyed 1,006 adults from April 28 through May 3 and has an error margin of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.