DALLAS — Texans who favor the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade support banning abortion after six weeks of pregnancy — consistent with the state’s new Senate Bill 8 restrictions — rather than 15 weeks, according to a Dallas Morning News-University of Texas at Tyler poll released Sunday.
The 15-week mark is used in the Mississippi ban now before the Supreme Court that many believe could be used to overturn Roe and the abortion rights it preserves.
The poll found that 47% of respondents want the court to overturn the 1973 decision and allow states to decide abortion policy; 50% do not want it overturned, and 3% said they don’t know. Of those who want it overturned, 43% of respondents favor a ban after six weeks while 27% favor 15 weeks or after, and 30% said they were unsure.
