When polled in past years abortions up to birth (i.e., third trimester) were not supported by a large majority of people, so I don't think I am wrong on this. I think it is highly likely that Dobbs forced people who had said they supported third trimester bans to really examine their stated views, and it would seem that a large number di…
When polled in past years abortions up to birth (i.e., third trimester) were not supported by a large majority of people, so I don't think I am wrong on this. I think it is highly likely that Dobbs forced people who had said they supported third trimester bans to really examine their stated views, and it would seem that a large number did an 'about face.' Dobbs was a definite catalyst. Also, polled cohorts do shift from decade to decade: a non-trivial number of people polled in 2003 are no longer with us - that alone supports my view.
Thomas, I think you are too pessimistic. The voters approving these super-liberal abortion laws are not necessarily voting FOR late term abortions but rather AGAINST restrictions on early abortions that were rushed into law by hasty legislatures, or sometimes revived from stasis by the overruling of Roe. These referenda do not offer multiple possibilities after all. Never underestimate the ill-informed state of the low information voter. Many are probably unaware of how liberal these laws are.
When polled in past years abortions up to birth (i.e., third trimester) were not supported by a large majority of people, so I don't think I am wrong on this. I think it is highly likely that Dobbs forced people who had said they supported third trimester bans to really examine their stated views, and it would seem that a large number did an 'about face.' Dobbs was a definite catalyst. Also, polled cohorts do shift from decade to decade: a non-trivial number of people polled in 2003 are no longer with us - that alone supports my view.
Thomas, I think you are too pessimistic. The voters approving these super-liberal abortion laws are not necessarily voting FOR late term abortions but rather AGAINST restrictions on early abortions that were rushed into law by hasty legislatures, or sometimes revived from stasis by the overruling of Roe. These referenda do not offer multiple possibilities after all. Never underestimate the ill-informed state of the low information voter. Many are probably unaware of how liberal these laws are.