The provisions in Texas’ restrictive abortion law are not popular, an NPR poll finds

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Abortion rights activists rally at the Texas State Capitol on Sept. 11 in Austin in opposition to a restrictive new abortion law.





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The poll of 1,220 adults was conducted from Sept. 20-26 and has a margin of error of 3.4 percentage points, meaning results could be about 3 points higher or lower.

White college graduates are most against this provision, including 71% of white women with college degrees and 64% of white, college-educated men.

But even whites without college degrees, a group that leans heavily toward Republicans, are also opposed, including 61% of non-college-educated women and 56% of white men without degrees.

Latinos, a group that skews Catholic, are the most supportive of this kind of law at 44%, but 46% of Latinos are also opposed.

When it comes to whether private citizens should be allowed to sue abortion providers or anyone who assists a woman in getting an abortion, this is wildly unpopular.



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Three-quarters of respondents said they are against this, including 57% of Republicans, three-quarters of independents and 9-in-10 Democrats.

Again, white college graduates are the most opposed to this — 80% — but two-thirds of whites without college degrees feel the same way.

Even white evangelical Christians are largely against it — 57% — as are a slim majority of Trump supporters — 52%.