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Number of Americans in favour of legal abortions surges ahead of vital Midterms

Recent polling suggests the number of Americans in favour of legal abortions is now at two thrids ahead of the vital Midterm elections on November 8. How important the issue will be for voters in deciding their vote remains unclear

The number of Americans in favour of legal abortions appears to be on the rise ahead of the key Midterm elections on November 8.

A joint poll by news network ABC and The Washington Post says that 66% of Americans now believe that abortion should be legal in most or all cases.

Poll researchers say the change in the percentage is likely down to a large percentage change in views among women after the Roe v Wade Supreme Court decision in 1973 was overturned earlier this year.

Founding director of the Center for Effective Public Management at the Brookings Institute, Elaine Kamarck, said to ABC: “I’m a little sceptical of the recent polling on this. I think we don’t know the impact of the abortion issue because it’s not your usual public policy issue.”

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