Public views of abortion in all 50 states (plus the District of Columbia) would take on an added importance if Roe v. Wade were overturned.

Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court has triggered a national debate over the future of abortion law given that he’d be replacing retiring justice Anthony Kennedy, who had previously been a tie-breaking vote to uphold the 1973 ruling, which limited the ability of states to impose restrictions on abortion.

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