A new Morning Consult poll finds that a majority of voters now think the Supreme Court will overturn the abortion rights ruling of 1973.
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The poll found 40% of 2,000 registered voters think the Supreme Court will overturn the abortion rights of the federal government.
The Supreme Court heard arguments in December in a challenge to Mississippi's 15-week abortion ban.
In May of this year, 26% of voters said they believed the ruling would be struck down, and 49% said the court would not overturn its precedent.
50% of Democrats think the court will roll back abortion rights, up from 30% in 2019.
Only 32% of Republicans think the court will overturn its precedent, up slightly from 27% last year, while 40% think it is unlikely.
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50%. Democrats are the most supportive of abortion being legal in all or most cases, while Republicans are the least supportive. Some pollsters found higher levels of support for the procedure.
What to watch for.
The Supreme Court is expected to make a decision in June in the case of Jackson Women's Health. The Mississippi case asks the justices to consider whether abortion can be restricted before the fetus is viable. The court's conservative majority signaled they were likely to side with Mississippi during the oral arguments last week, as Justice Amy ConeyBarrett questioned why adoption was not a suitable alternative to abortion, and Justices Kavanak and Scalia pointed out past Supreme Court rulings had "overturned precedent" and suggested The viability requirement could be nixed without the court completely abandoning its precedent, if Chief Justice John Roberts is to be believed.
The key background.
The Supreme Court upheld its ruling in 1992 and Whole Woman's Health in 2016 after they decided the case in 1973. Polls show a majority of Americans support abortion rights, but Republican lawmakers have enacted restrictions to try to get the court to revisit its precedent. More than 100 abortion restrictions have been imposed this year alone, according to the Guttmacher Institute. The Supreme Court took up the Mississippi case in May, which is considered to be the most consequential case the court has taken up since the case of Planned Parenthood.
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The Supreme Court is considering two other abortion cases, one of which was brought by abortion providers and the Justice Department. On November 1 the justices heard arguments on whether to allow those cases to move forward in the lower courts or issue an injunction that would block the law. A majority of Americans don't want the court to uphold the law.
2 in 5 voters think that the Supreme Court will overturn the Wade decision.
The Supreme Court could restrict abortion.
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