In her new memoir, Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis recently revealed that she terminated two pregnancies, one in 1994 due to an ectopic pregnancy (a situation that is life-threatening to the mother), and one in 1997, in which doctors informed Davis of a serious fetal abnormality. In the June 2014 University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll, we asked registered voters in Texas under what circumstances they felt it would be okay for a woman to obtain an abortion, including when the woman's life was in danger and when "there is a strong chance of a serious defect in the baby." Overall, 76% of Texans thought a woman should be allowed to have an abortion when her life was in danger, and 57% thought that a woman should be able to obtain an abortion when there was a strong chance of a serious fetal abnormality.
