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This will make it easier for other podcast listeners to find issues etc. Sadly, these efforts have been somewhat successful. State by State, there have been ballot initiatives, direct democracy is what they call it.

The voters have been asked in several states to basically put legal abortion into the state's constitution.

Many of them have been successful.

There are others that are awaiting the voter's approval.

What the media wants you to know is that they're not only

going to pass it going to pass resoundingly but if you dig into the numbers that's

not necessarily true. Welcome back to issues, et cetera, joining us to talk about polling on state abortion

referenda.

Dr. Michael knew he's visiting assistant professor of social research and political science

at the Catholic University of America,

Senior Associate Scholar at the Charlotte Lozier Institute, Page Comstock Cunningham Fellow with Americans

United for Life and a columnist for National Review Online.

Dr. New, welcome back.

Thanks to Edmy, much appreciated.

Before we get into our subject,

what's your reaction to today's unanimous Supreme Court ruling

that failed to grant standing to a pro-life group in a case involving

abortion drugs.

The ruling is a disappointment but I think it does show for pro-life rules the

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