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Do about 90% of Americans support access to contraception?

By Tom Kertscher
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Some 91% of registered voters said in a national poll released June 11, 2024, that birth control should be legal (73% said feel strongly, 18% said somewhat strongly).

When the question was asked about contraception, support was 84% (69% strongly, 15% somewhat).

Liberal pollster Navigator did the poll, but other surveys found similar results.

The nonpartisan Pew Research Center reported June 6 that 79% of registered voters said widespread access to birth control is good for society.

Gallup reported in June 2023 that 88% of Americans said birth control is morally acceptable.

In a 2022 FiveThirtyEight poll, about 90% of Americans said condoms and birth control pills should be legal in all or most cases, and 81% said the same of intrauterine devices.

The 90% claim was made in a June 5 interview by Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis. She is running for re-election in November against Republican Eric Hovde.

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Sources
Navigator Abortion and Contraception: A Guide for Advocates
Pew Research Center Gender, family, reproductive issues and the 2024 election
Gallup Fewer in U.S. Say Same-Sex Relations Morally Acceptable
FiveThirtyEight How Americans Feel About Abortion And Contraception
MSNBC 'Trump's friends just blocked the right to contraception': Dems torch GOP over Senate vote
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