Here’s a look at what the polling says:
— About two-thirds (66%) of U.S. adults are opposed to a nationwide ban on mifepristone, according to a February KFF poll. About 6 in 10 (62%) oppose making it a crime for health care providers to mail abortion pills to patients in states where abortion is banned. Half of Republicans say they would favor a law banning mifepristone, compared to about a quarter of both Independents and Democrats.
— However, relatively few Americans are following the Supreme Court case involving the drug’s approval. Only 19% have heard “a lot” or “some” about the case, according to the February KFF poll.
— At stake in the case is the Food and Drug Administration’s decades-old approval of mifepristone. About two-thirds (65%) of U.S. adults have “a lot” or “some” confidence in the FDA to ensure that medications sold in the U.S. are safe and effective, according to a KFF poll from May 2023.
— By contrast, only one-third of U.S. adults (37%) have a lot or some trust in the Supreme Court to make what they view as the “right decisions” about cases related to reproductive and sexual health, per the May poll. Most Republicans (56%) trust the Supreme Court on this, compared to one-third (34%) of Independents and 21% of Democrats.
