Graphic detail | Church and choice

Religion, not gender, is the best predictor of views on abortion

The votes of groups such as white mainline Protestants could be up for grabs in the mid-terms

S HOCKED BY A draft Supreme Court opinion that would allow states to ban abortion, American liberals are hunting for silver linings. Some hope that women enraged by the loss of Roe v Wade will vote en masse for Democrats in November.

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