In the wake of the leaded Supreme Court decision to essentially overturn Roe v. Wade, we decided to do an episode on the science of abortion attitudes. Manny and Dylan discuss Americans’ attitudes towards abortion with Dr. Kristen Jozkowski, who is the William L. Yarber Endowed Professor in Sexual Health at Indiana University Bloomington. She has written extensively on the topic of public opinions on abortion. As with all of the topics we cover, abortion attitudes are complicated!

• PBS article: Majority of Americans don’t want Roe overturned
• 538 article using polling: Where Americans Stand On Abortion, In 5 Charts
• Dr. Jozkowski article: Abortion Complexity Scores from 1972 to 2018: A Cross-Sectional Time-Series Analysis Using Data from the General Social Survey
• Dr. Jozkowski research: “Roe v. Wade” versus “Legalized Abortion”: Wording effect influences on survey responses
• 92% of abortions occur in the first trimester
• Information deficit model of science communication review
• Dr. Jozkowski research: Examining the Relationship Between Roe v. Wade Knowledge and Sentiment Across Political Party and Abortion Identity
• Out-of-Pocket Costs and Insurance Coverage for Abortion in the United States
• Dr .Jozkowski research: If it’s legal, it’s easy: (Mis)perceptions of abortion access across the US
• Dr. Jozkowski research: DO RACE AND PREGNANCY SITUATION AFFECT EMPATHY FOR WOMEN WHO SEEK ABORTIONS IN ARKANSAS? A RANDOMIZED- CONTROLLED VIDEO INTERVENTION
• Benevolent sexism predicts attitudes towards abortion

Find out more about Dr. Jozkowski’s research at @IU_DAMSS_team & @KMJozkowski