So basically, a rather big majority of Texan women don't know that abortion is basically outlawed there, including in most "rational" exceptions.
Crazy!
How is this possible? Propaganda, Facebook, Poor local news coverage? My mind boggles.
Man, the US is a mess when it comes to news access. 73 percent is going to cover women from various stripes of the political spectrum.
For those unaware the Texas law has basically no exceptions:
The TLDR:
Crazy!
How is this possible? Propaganda, Facebook, Poor local news coverage? My mind boggles.
Man, the US is a mess when it comes to news access. 73 percent is going to cover women from various stripes of the political spectrum.
Texas women of reproductive age have significant gaps in knowledge regarding the state's near-total abortion ban — which prohibits terminating pregnancies unless the life of the mother is in danger — with more than 8 in 10 lacking an accurate understanding of what medical exceptions are allowed under the law, according to recently released results of a survey by Austin-based collaborative Resound Research for Reproductive Health.
One-third of the 763 respondents in the poll, or 32%, incorrectly believed that victims of rape and incest can legally get an abortion in Texas. Nearly 25% falsely believed that the abortion ban does not apply to pregnant patients facing fatal fetal diagnoses.
Furthermore, 73% of the survey respondents were unaware that clinics in the state cannot terminate pregnancies, according to the survey results released March 21.And a minority of respondents, or 43%, said they knew it was legal in Texas for pregnant people to get an abortion if they have a life-threatening medical
For those unaware the Texas law has basically no exceptions:
This law, like the state's "trigger law," makes no exceptions for rape, incest or fatal fetal diagnoses. Both were passed by the majority-Republican Legislature and signed into law by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in 2021.
Survey: More than 8 in 10 Texas women have inaccurate knowledge of abortion ban exceptions
Texas women of reproductive age have significant knowledge gaps regarding the state's near-total abortion ban, a recent survey has found.
www.statesman.com
The TLDR:
"Our research shows that many Texans think abortion care is still legally available under a broader set of circumstances than it currently is," Dr. Samuel Dickman, a researcher at the City University of New York's Research Foundation and the chief medical officer at Planned Parenthood of Montana, said in a news release.
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