According to a new Morning Consult/Politico poll, registered voters are almost evenly split on whether to support a national 15-week abortion ban.
There will be a 15-week abortion ban in Washington D.C. on September 13th.
A majority of registered voters support a 15-week abortion ban with exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the mother, according to a recent poll.
Republicans were the most likely to support the bill.
Men were more likely to support the legislation than women.
More voters were against the bill than in favor of it.
Only 34% of respondents think the federal government should decide abortion policy, while 42% think it should be left up to the states.
Sixty five percent of respondents said they would support a federal law to protect abortion access. A majority of respondents want abortion to be legal in all or most cases, while 34% want it to be illegal in some cases.
Even if Republicans regain control of the Senate in November, Graham's 15-week ban is unlikely to pass Congress, as the bill would need 60 votes to pass and has not received support from all GOP senators. There are at least 15 GOP senators who have signaled they could vote against the bill. Most of the members of my conference prefer that this be dealt with at the state level. The bill has divided Republicans, as many have shied away from coming out too strongly against extreme abortion restrictions in recent weeks so as to not alienating voters.
It is the first national abortion ban to be introduced since the Supreme Court legalized abortion. There are exceptions for rape, incest, and when the life of the pregnant person is at risk, but not for non-life threatening medical emergencies. The bill is more restrictive than a 20-week ban Graham had previously advocated, but less extreme than a six-week ban Republican senators have been weighing. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, only 2% of abortions take place after 15 weeks, but abortion rights advocates argue that the procedure should stay legal for people who can't get abortions sooner because of delayed access to care. Polling shows Americans are more in favor of 15-week bans than they are of more restrictive abortion measures, but other recent polls show a narrow majority against them.
Lindsey Graham's 15-week abortion ban is unpopular with voters.
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