USA Today reports:
Americans overwhelmingly would like to be able to vote on an abortion measure on their state ballot, an exclusive USA TODAY/Ipsos Poll finds. And if they had the chance, they would oppose efforts to ban the procedure by almost 2-1.
The survey, taken in the aftermath of the stunning defeat in Kansas last week of a proposal to remove abortion rights from the state constitution, is more evidence of a backlash to the Supreme Court’s decision that allows states to sharpen restrictions on abortion or bar it entirely.
Seven in 10 say they would support using a ballot measure to decide abortion rights in their state, an idea backed across party lines, by 73% of Democrats, 77% of Republicans and 67% of independents.
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An overwhelming number of Americans want a chance to support abortion rights on their state ballot, exclusive USA TODAY/Ipsos poll finds https://t.co/57HgboCR7i
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