
Survey findings lead in most headlines on everyday Americans’ abortion attitudes. Less often do we get a chance to dig deeper to understand what’s behind those patterns and trends — something that qualitative, in-depth interviewing is especially well-suited to do.
Thanks to the team at PBS NewsHour for introducing this kind of depth to their reporting on Gen Z’s views on abortion and how they connect to understandings of gender in a shifting legal climate. I was happy to host them in my home for filming and excited to see how the segment turned out. Watch it here.

For more on generational dynamics in everyday Americans’ abortion thinking — and how gender and gender norms play in — pre-order my forthcoming book: Our Lives: What Abortion Attitudes Reveal About Who We Are As Americans.