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| Beyond the Polls: How Americans Understand Abortion |
May 06, 2022 |
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Historian Mary Ziegler, visiting professor at Harvard University explains why so many Americans are confused by the legal history, timeline, and rhetoric of the abortion battles taking place in the states and courts. Then sociologist Dr. Tricia Bruce describes the findings from an expansive 2020 research study that created a safe space to explore how Americans feel about abortion. The key findings underscore that polling reported in the media fails to capture the nuance and complicated positions most hold and that many Americans have not wrestled with questions about the issue because Americans do not talk about abortion.
As we continue the conversation Dr. Bruce explains in detail why overturning Roe may have an unintended consequence for many who until now have remained silent and not engaged in activist behaviors. Bruce shares insights from research and offers suggestions for those working on these issues to not rely on polling data on attitudes and highlights ways some are finding common ground.
Tricia C. Bruce, Ph.D. Sociologist and award-winning author. Affiliate of the University of Notre Dame’s Center for the Study of Religion and Society and adjunct research associate professor of sociology with the University of Texas at San Antonio.
Mary Ziegler, Professor at Florida State University College of Law.
Allan Parker, President of The Justice Foundation, and lead counsel for Norma McCorvey, formerly “Roe” of Roe v. Wade, from 2000 to 2012,
This week's closing music, New Hope, by Audiobinger, is
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