Muslim civil rights group releases first batch of data from Muslim Midterm Election Survey, planned for full release next Wednesday
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/30/22) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today released the first batch of data from its midterm election survey of American Muslims, which is planned to be released in full next Wednesday. The data released today focuses on American Muslims’ views on abortion law after the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
CAIR’s survey, entitled “American Muslims and the 2022 Midterm Elections,” polled 525 American Muslims from across the country between May 25 and June 23, 2022. One question asked: “If the Supreme Court allows state governments to make new laws regulating abortion, which of the following statements best represents your views on what the law should be in your state?”
Muslim respondents held diverse and divergent opinions on whether and how state laws should regulate abortion following the end of Roe v. Wade:
- 13.7% of respondents said they would support laws allowing abortion at any stage of pregnancy up until birth without any restrictions.
- 14.9% said they would support laws allowing abortion up until 20 weeks of pregnancy so long as there is an exception for medical emergencies.
- 12.8% said they would support laws allowing abortion up until 15 weeks of pregnancy with exceptions for medical emergencies.
- 13.1% said they would support laws allowing abortion up until 6 weeks of pregnancy with exceptions for medical emergencies.
- 7.2% of respondents said they would support laws that prohibit abortion at any state of pregnancy without any exceptions.
- 19.8% of respondents, the largest group, said they would support a legal framework not listed in the question.
By gender, Muslim women were more likely to support permissive state laws on abortion than Muslim men. By race or ethnicity, Black American Muslim respondents were likelier to support stricter regulations on abortion than members of other racial and ethnic groups in the Muslim community.
“As a result of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Congress and state governments are now deciding what, if any, additional regulations to impose on abortion. This survey shows that American Muslims have unique, diverse perspectives on this policy issue and an important role to play in discussions at the state and federal level,” said CAIR Director of Government Affairs Department Robert S. McCaw.
SEE: Yaqeen Institute – Islam and the Abortion Debate
https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/paper/islam-and-the-abortion-debate
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CONTACT: CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, 404-285-9530, e-Mitchell@cair.com; CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw, 202-742-6448, rmccaw@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Coordinator Ismail Allison, 202-770-6280, iallison@cair.com