Texas Latinos Overwhelmingly Support Abortion Rights

This article originally appeared on 9ija News.

Despite the pervasive stereotype that most Latinos oppose abortion rights for religious reasons, new polling in Texas shows that Latino voters in the state overwhelming support a woman’s right to have an abortion without interference from politicians. But the terms “pro-choice” and “pro-life” aren’t resonating with them at all.The survey, conducted by the nonpartisan research firm PerryUndem Research and Communication for the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, found that Latinos support legal abortion when the issue is presented to them using different terms, such as “reproductive justice,” “social justice”… Read more.