Background Contextual factors can shape public opinion towards abortion. We investigated
the association between the state-level abortion legislative climate and individual attitudes …

Objective Over the past 5 years, Texas has become a hotbed of debate on abortion rights
and restrictions. Legislation in 2011 and 2013 made it more difficult for women to obtain …

Although abortion became legal four decades ago, Americans remain staunchly divided
over its acceptability. While researchers have been interested in the factors shaping abortion …

Abortion is one of the most compelling public policy issues facing government and the public
in the United States today. Most societies have enacted laws and statutes regarding …

Few studies make a direct connection between public opinion, public policies, and the
behavior of the mass public. This book demonstrates for the first time that such a connection …

Since the 1960s, abortion has been a political fault line in the United States. State
legislatures have been most active in enacting the vast majority of abortion restrictions, with …

State laws have influenced access to abortion in the 50 years since Roe v. Wade. The 2022
Dobbs decision returned questions about the legality of abortion to the states, which …

The political institutions of the United States and Canada are different in that the United
States has a congressional/presidential separation of powers system, and Canada has a …

As the nation's post-Roe chapter begins and the legal battle shifts to the states, here are key
facts about Americans' views on abortion.

Abortion is the most politically contested social issue in the United States, a debate that
manifests itself in extensive regulation of abortion as a health care service. This study …