One in 5 Girls of Reproductive Age in States with Abortion Bans Say They or Somebody They Know Has Had Problem Accessing an Abortion Since Dobbs

In line with new KFF polling, in states with abortion bans, one in 5 (21%) girls of reproductive age (18 to 49) and one in seven (14%) of all girls say both they or somebody they know has had issue accessing an abortion because the Supreme Courtroom overturned Roe v. Wade.

The survey finds that amongst all girls, together with in states the place abortion stays broadly authorized or restricted by gestational interval, 8% say they or somebody they know has had issue acquiring an abortion because the Courtroom’s choice.

The survey additionally confirmed that majorities of girls throughout states, together with in these with abortion bans, assume abortion ought to be authorized in all or most circumstances and assist a spread of insurance policies that defend abortion entry.

Giant majorities of girls throughout the US assist protections for medical doctors who carry out abortions in addition to the best to journey for medical care and protections for entry to abortions within the case of pregnancy-related emergencies corresponding to miscarriages. Moreover, not less than two-thirds of girls in states the place abortion is banned (66%), restricted (68%), or authorized (74%) assist a assured federal proper to an abortion.

There have been variations within the degree of assist for various insurance policies requested about within the survey, doubtless reflecting the underlying variations in political opinions amongst girls. For instance, just below half of girls in states the place abortion is banned assist establishing a federal 16-week ban on abortions (45%) in comparison with one-third (33%) of girls in states the place abortion is authorized.

Designed and analyzed by public opinion researchers at KFF, the survey was carried out on-line and by phone from February 20-28, 2024, amongst a nationally consultant pattern of 1,316 U.S. adults, together with 686 girls and 380 girls of reproductive age (ages 18 to 49). Interviews have been carried out in English and in Spanish. The margin of sampling error is plus or minus 5 proportion factors for the pattern of girls and 7 proportion factors for the pattern of girls ages 18 to 49. For outcomes primarily based on different subgroups, the margin of sampling error could also be increased.