Issues, Etc. A New Survey of Likely Voters on the Regulation of Abortion Drugs – Mollie Hemingway, 10/28/25 (3012)
Oct 28, 2025
Mollie Hemingway, Editor-at-large at The Federalist and Fox News contributor, dives into the complexities of abortion drug regulation in this engaging discussion. She reveals how party politics have influenced the approval process and the minimal oversight currently in place. Mollie highlights a recent bipartisan survey showing widespread public support for women’s safety in this realm. She also addresses the concerning coercion surrounding abortion pills and the necessity for reasonable regulations that even pro-abortion voters endorse.
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Public Opinion On Abortion Is Nuanced
- Public opinion is more nuanced than the narrative that voters uniformly want abortion on demand.
- Many Americans, even pro-abortion ones, have reservations specifically about the abortion pill's safety.
Political Loyalty Shapes Risk Tolerance
- Political alignment shapes priorities on abortion more than women's safety concerns.
- Democrats often prioritize unfettered access over acknowledging harms from the abortion drug.
Coercive Use Of Pills In Hidden Abuse
- Mollie describes cases where abortion drugs were secretly given to women by abusive partners.
- She says media downplay such coercive uses to protect abortion access narratives.
