Iowa, which voted for Trump twice, enforces the ban on abortion after 6 weeks. Will this policy affect public opinion?

Abortion Advocacy Opinion Prevails in the United States…61% Support Abortions in Iowa
The Frames of War Begin…Harris Labels it the “Trump Abortion Ban”
“Democrats Seek to Strategically Utilize Abortion Rights Issue in Election”,
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Abortion advocacy rally in Washington, USA
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, ‘(Seoul=Yonhap News) By Seo Hye-rim, Reporter = With the Iowa state implementing a law banning abortions after 6 weeks of pregnancy, the impact of the abortion rights issue on the voters’ sentiment ahead of the U.S. presidential election, which is just three months away, is being closely watched.’,
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, ‘According to foreign media outlets such as The New York Times (NYT), as of that day, Iowa has enforced a law that prohibits abortions from the point where the fetal heartbeat can be detected. Previously, abortion was legal up to 22 weeks of pregnancy, but now it is prohibited after about 6 weeks of pregnancy.’,
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, ‘The implementation of this law was led by the Republican Party, which controls the Iowa state government and legislature.’,
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, ‘After the 2022 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that overturned the federal abortion rights established in the Roe v. Wade decision, the Republican-controlled state legislature passed the bill, which was signed by Republican Governor Kim Reynolds.’,
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, ‘Governor Reynolds stated in a press release that there is “nothing more sacred and valuable than protecting the innocent life of a fetus,” calling it a “victory for life.”‘,
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, ‘Overall analysis by foreign media indicates that the enforcement of this law could be a setback for the Republican Party. This is because the abortion rights advocacy sentiment in the United States is considered to be stronger than the anti-abortion sentiment.’,
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, ‘Even in Iowa, where Donald Trump, the former president, won in the past elections, the advocacy for abortion rights is relatively high.’,
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, “According to a survey conducted in March last year, 61% of respondents in Iowa answered that ‘abortion should be mostly or completely permitted.’ The response favoring ‘abortion should be mostly or completely prohibited’ was only 35%.”,
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, “While Iowa was classified as a stronghold of the Democratic Party for a while, it has been evaluated as a ‘conservative fortress’ since 2016.”,
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, “According to the U.S. election prediction site ‘270toWin’, Iowa, which was a battleground state every four years, sided with the Democratic Party in 6 out of 7 elections between 1992 and 2012. However, in the 2016 presidential election, there was a dramatic change as former President Trump won by a 9% margin. This was a significant swing in voter sentiment compared to the 6% margin that Barack Obama won by in 2012. Former President Trump also defeated President Joe Biden by an 8% margin in Iowa during the 2020 elections.”,
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, ‘AFP forecasts that former President Trump is likely to win in Iowa again in the upcoming election, but also points out that the abortion issue remains a challenging one for the Republican Party.’,
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, ‘The Republican Party is analyzed as being at risk of moving away from moderate voters due to this issue.’,
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, ‘Reuters noted, “The abortion ban enacted in Republican-led states is unpopular among the majority of Americans,” and highlighted that “abortion is a major campaign theme for Democratic candidates in this year’s presidential election.”‘,
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, ‘Taking advantage of this opening, the Democratic Party is putting all efforts into making the implementation of Iowa’s abortion ban a key issue in the presidential election.’,
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, ‘Vice President Kamala Harris, who is practically the Democratic presidential candidate, emphasized in a video statement that the Iowa abortion ban should be labeled as the ‘Trump Abortion Ban’ and stressed, “What we need to do is vote,” attempting to frame the battle.’,
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, “This move is interpreted as highlighting the Democratic Party’s past criticisms of the U.S. Supreme Court’s rightward shift and the overturning of Roe v. Wade because of the three justices appointed by former President Trump during his tenure.”,
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, ‘Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, a Democrat, also wrote on his former Twitter account (X•the old Twitter), saying, “We will welcome our Iowa neighbors to protect reproductive freedom and receive all necessary care,” and added, “While you work to avoid such dangerous and unfair laws, know that we are here.”‘,
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, ‘NYT analyzed, “The Democratic Party aims to strategically leverage abortion rights support in states like Iowa in this year’s election.”‘,
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, ‘hrseo@yna.co.kr’,
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