Women currently favor President Obama over likely-GOP nominee Mitt Romney by 58 percent to 38 percent, according to a Pew Research Center poll taken in March.
The gap in February, was similar – 59 percent for Obama, 38 percent for Romney.
Several GOP-controlled state legislatures are considering a “personhood amendment” that would provide a fertilized egg all the rights of citizenship from the moment of conception.
Some are considering a measure to require ultrasound and/or physical exams before a woman could have an abortion, or would bar contraception expenses from state health insurance programs.
Still others would inhibit teachers from telling students about birth control and require them to stress abstinence.
A recent USA Today/Gallup Poll in the swing states showed Mitt Romney trailing President Obama by 18 points.
Three Southern states share this trend, in varying degrees.
In each case, the earliest 2012 poll listed on Real Clear Politics is compared with the latest poll listed.
Surveys also show women in these states moving to the Democratic column.
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