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The Erick Erickson Show

S11 EP134: Hour 3 - On Abortion: I Told You So

The Erick Erickson Show

Erick Erickson

News, News Commentary

4.5874 Ratings

🗓️ 29 July 2022

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Polling shows the end of Roe hasn’t had a significant impact on the likelihood a registered voter will vote in November.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Greetings, welcome across America. It is Eric Erickson, like it or not. The phone number,

0:08.0

if you want to call in, there are literally all the phone lines are open so you can call in.

0:12.6

And we'll be generous with phone calls today. 877-973-7-4-25. 877-9-7-3-7-4-25. If you want to call in, happy to have you. There is some

0:26.5

intriguing polling out that I want to spend a little bit of time on. You're not really hearing

0:31.4

it in a lot of places, even though it made it into the Washington Post, which is fascinating.

0:39.3

Nearly two-thirds of Americans say the end of Roe v. Way represents a major loss of rights for women,

0:46.3

a Washington Post-Shar school poll fines. But those who support abortion access are less certain they will vote this fall,

0:57.2

a sign of the challenges facing Democrats who hope the issue will motivate their base.

1:03.8

Fully 58% of the country supports a federal law establishing the right to an abortion before a fetus can survive outside the womb,

1:13.2

the standard of the Supreme Court enshrined for nearly 50 years in overturned last month.

1:17.8

And almost a third of Americans say abortion will be one of the single most important issues

1:22.6

shaping their midterm vote.

1:24.4

That's less than the 39% calling rising prices a top issue, but higher than the

1:31.5

23% issue citing crime and 20% citing immigration. Now, follow along with me here. Follow along

1:38.1

with me. In June, the Supreme Court ruled that there is not a constitutional right to abortion, overturning the court's 1973 decision and allowing states to decide whether abortion should be legal.

2:03.4

Do you think the court's ruling represents a major loss of rights for women in America or not? 65 say yes, 35 say no.

2:15.3

What they do not ask is, do you think that's a good thing?

2:22.3

Because some people would say yes and they're okay with it.

2:28.3

Do you support or oppose a federal law establishing the right to have an abortion before a fetus can survive

2:39.4

outside the womb, which is 22 to 24 weeks into a pregnancy. 58 say yes, 42 say no. Do you support or oppose a federal law establishing the right to have an abortion before a fetus can survive outside the womb?

2:56.6

Which is 22 to 24 weeks into pregnancy.

2:59.6

Curiously enough, they add the which is 22 to 24 weeks into a pregnancy.

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