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Thank you. It's sometimes difficult to read the tea leaves when it comes to public opinion on abortion.

There's one thing that seems pretty obvious by now that pro-life sentiment

has rebounded since the Dobbs ruling. Some people said it would drop and keep dropping,

but it doesn't appear to have done that. And yet the number of abortions, especially chemical

abortions, go up. Welcome back to issues, et cetera. I'm Todd Wilkin.

Joining us for a pro-life update on two issues, the 2025 abortion estimates and a new Gallup poll on

sanctity of life issues, Dr. Michael New, visiting assistant professor of social research and

political science at the Catholic University of America, senior associate scholar at the Charlotte

Lozier Institute, Paige Comstock

Cunningham, fellow with Americans United for Life, and a columnist for National Review Online.

Dr. New, welcome back.

Thanks, having me.

Much appreciated.

What did you find in the recent hashtag we count project survey?

The We Count Project Survey gave an estimate for abortions that took place in the year

2025. They estimated that there were over 1.12 million abortions that took place that year,

and there's a slight 1.6% increase from the previous year. How is that survey getting data

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