Michigan abortion proposal has strong support, poll shows

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Clara Hendrickson
Detroit Free Press
September 22, 2022

The future of abortion rights in Michigan weighs heavily on the minds of many voters heading into this fall's election, according to a recent poll commissioned by the Detroit Free Press and its media partners that found 64% of respondents plan to vote for a ballot measure to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution.

The survey conducted by EPIC-MRA this month found that abortion tied with inflation as the top issue among voters. Twenty-four percent of those surveyed ranked addressing abortion laws in Michigan following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade as the issue that concerns them the most, while the same share said controlling high prices for gas, food and other costs is their greatest worry.

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The EPIC-MRA poll was conducted by live interviews — including 70% by cellphones — with 600 active and likely voters between Sept. 15 and 19. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus four percentage points.

The 64% of respondents who said they plan to support Proposal 3 to add an explicit right to abortion in the state’s constitution includes 59% who said that if the election were held today they would vote "yes" on the measure and 5% who said they would lean toward voting for it.

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