KFF Health Tracking Poll October 2022: The Issues Motivating Voters One Month Before The Midterm Elections
Findings
The following states had an abortion ban in place during the majority of the survey fieldwork (September 15-26, 2022) and are included in the “States with abortion bans” category: AL, AR, ID, IN, KY, LA, MS, MO, OK, SD, TN, TX, WI, WV. Indiana’s state abortion ban was temporarily blocked by courts on September 22, 2022. Arizona, which is not included in category of “states with an abortion ban” in this report had an abortion ban go into effect on September 23, 2022. For more information on the current status of abortion access in the U.S. please see the KFF Abortion in the U.S. Dashboard.