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4 Years After Roe Was Overturned, Public Opinion on Abortion Has Shifted

4 Years After Roe Was Overturned, Public Opinion on Abortion Has Shifted

As abortion laws became substantially more restrictive, public opinion moved toward greater support for abortion access.

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Truthout

Laurel Elder

Public opinion on abortion has shifted 4 years after Dobbs decision overturned Roe v. Wade

Public opinion on abortion has shifted 4 years after Dobbs decision overturned Roe v. Wade

More Americans now hold absolutist positions, supporting legal access to abortion in all or most cases and opposing government regulation altogether.

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The Conversation

Laurel Elder

Taylor Swift’s political polarization Rorschach Test: why young women love her and young men really don’t

Political scientists drew on national survey data to release “Mirrorball Politics,” revealing Swift as a cultural mirror, reflecting America's...

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Fortune

Laurel Elder

The only thing limiting Taylor Swift’s popularity is partisan polarization

Although she’s the world’s reigning pop star, attitudes toward Swift are split markedly along both partisan and gender lines.

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The Conversation

Laurel Elder