Surveys Show Abortion Has Surpassed Inflation As The Top Election Concern For Women Under 30.

(VOR News) – According to the results of a KFF study of female voters released on Friday, abortion has surpassed inflation to become the most significant issue for women under 30 in the presidential election.

Vice President Kamala Harris has led the Democratic national ticket for the first time, having succeeded President Joe Biden in this capacity.

About two out of five young voters stated that abortion was their main concern in the most recent study. Compared to the spring survey, when only one in five young voters voiced the same fear, this represents an increase.

Young voters’ top concern was inflation, as it was for female voters of all ages in the previous study. Regardless of age category, women over 30 continued to have inflation as their top concern.

Abortion was the third most important issue for women.

Ranking higher than immigration but lower than inflation and posing a threat to democracy.

678 female voters participated in a survey done by KFF, a health policy-focused media, research, and polling group, between September 12 and October 1. Most of them had taken part in the same study in the previous wave of the survey, which was conducted in May and June.

The follow-up survey group also included 29 Black women in order to guarantee a statistically significant sample size for that group. With wider ranges for the other voter groups, the sample’s error was five points, either positive or negative.

Although abortion has always been a hotly debated topic, things took a turn for the worst in 2022 when the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and gave states the authority to restrict abortion. Following that, Harris’s opponent, former President Donald Trump, who was also a member of the court, nominated three judges to the court.

Most Republican-controlled states are in the midst of putting these restrictions into effect right now. Thirteen of them, with some exceptions, forbid abortions during the whole gestational cycle. Furthermore, four of them have limitations that start at some point in the first six weeks of pregnancy—usually before a woman even realizes she is expecting a child.

Harris prioritized expanding abortion services during his campaign.

The elections this year could impact the laws governing abortion, not only in the presidential race but also in nine states where ballot measures safeguarding abortion rights are on the ballot.

Elections for a number of offices, such as state legislatures, governors, attorneys general, justices of the state supreme court, and other positions, may have an impact on future abortion laws.

In general, almost two thirds of women have said that the election will significantly change the accessibility to abortion. Compared to slightly over half of women who answered the first survey, this is an increase.

If a bill was enacted by Congress and signed into law, most women anticipated that President Trump would sign it, outlawing abortions performed within the first 15 weeks of pregnancy. Prior to the end of the survey.

President Trump said he would veto abortion bans.

The majority of respondents stated that they thought Harris would sign any legislation passed by Congress to safeguard access to abortion on a nationwide scale.

the right to an abortion, there is a big difference between the parties regarding who would make the best candidate. Less than one-fifth of Republicans and 90% of Democrats who responded to the study said they supported Harris among the women. The poll’s findings also showed differences in opinion over which candidate would be best for obtaining access to IVF and birth control.

The study’s findings suggest that Republican women are feeling more nervous and frustrated about the presidential contest than they were at the beginning of the year. They are also showing a somewhat reduced degree of zeal and optimism. On the other hand, even if they are just as nervous, Democratic women are far more passionate and upbeat.

Slightly over half of Republican women are happy with the presidential contenders they have selected, as they were in the spring. Conversely, among Democratic women, satisfaction increased from just over one-third to almost three-quarters.

SOURCE: AP

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