Health Care - AP-NORC

Support for legal abortion remains strong

Sixty-four percent of the public say abortion should be legal in all or most cases, down slightly from 2024, but about the same as the results from AP-NORC surveys in 2022 and 2023.

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Many see the benefit of using weight loss drugs for adults with obesity

About half support the use of GLP-1 weight loss drugs for adults with obesity or weight-related conditions, and a similar share the belief that these drugs should be covered by Medicare and Medicaid.

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Many are concerned that low vaccination rates among children will lead to more infectious disease outbreaks and deaths

There is bi-partisan support for restricting or reformulating processed foods to remove ingredients like added sugar or dyes, but other proposals from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lack public support ahead of his confirmation hearings.

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Most support protecting access to IVF

Sixty-two percent favor protecting access to IVF, including many Democrats and Republicans. There is more disagreement and uncertainty regarding the destruction of embryos created through the procedure.