Assessing the impact of the <i>Dobbs v. Jackson</i> decision on abortion attitudes by abortion identity labels: a mixed-methods longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT: Landmark legislative events can shift public opinion. We conducted a longitudinal survey examining abortion attitudes before and after Dobbs v. Jackson which overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. Wave 1 (N = 1,014) was conducted in June 2022, and Wave 2 (N = 792) in October-November 2022. Using bivariate analyses, we assessed people's attitudes towards the Dobbs decision and potential changes in abortion attitudes over time, across different abortion identity sub-groups (e.g. pro-life, pro-choice). Results indicate that people were informed about (90%) and disagreed (56%) with the decision, and did not report or experience a change in attitudes after the decision (68-73%). However, among those who did change, respondents were more inclined to endorse legal abortion af

SUBMITTER: Bueno X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12302401 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature