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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for February 9, 2022

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By Scott Rasmussen

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February 9, 2022: Sixty-eight percent (68%) of voters favor a government program that would provide mental health services for women who have an abortion and regret it later. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that 20% are opposed and 12% are not sure. [1]

Those totals include 38% who strongly favor such an approach and 9% who are strongly opposed.[1]

Seventy-seven percent (77%) of Democrats favor providing mental health services for women who regret having an abortion. So do 66% of independent voters and 62% of Republicans.[1]

Seventy percent (70%) of white voters favor the proposal along with 65% of Hispanic voters and 62% of black voters.[1]



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