Lily Furgeson · October 20, 2023

Reproductive Freedom: Social Listening Report for 10/20/23

Below is our social listening report on the conversation around reproductive freedom for the 7-days ending October 20, 2023

55.7k total mentions

Twitter	46.9k	Reddit	841	Facebook	90
Broadcast	3.41k	Youtube	64	Pinterest	3
News	4.04k	Blogs	108	Tiktok	9

Top Keywords

Trending Topics

• Early voting under way, election nears 
• Rallies on the yes and no sides 

Most Shared Links

• 19.1k shares Ohio Dems Yes On 1 
• 1.37k shares Democracy Docket podcast episode “The Fight for Democracy Includes Abortion Rights” 
• 569 shares Ohio Capital Journal “Rejecting Issue 1 would bring back Ohio’s 6-week abortion ban with no exceptions for rape or incest”

TWITTER

Most Engaging Tweets

• 103k engagements – @BarackObama “Ohio, there’s an important election happening right now. If you want to protect abortion rights by making them part of your state Constitution, vote yes on Issue 1. Visit http://ohiodems.org/yeson1 and make your plan to vote before November 7th.” 
• 6.67k engagements – @kylegriffin1 “The Ohio abortion rights amendment appears on track for passage next month, according to a new Baldwin Wallace poll — 58% support Issue 1, 34% oppose. The amendment would enshrine reproductive rights into the state constitution.” 
• 5.11k engagements – @LqLana “A 10-year-old Ohio rape victim forced to carry a rapist’s fetus had to travel out of state for a medical procedure. A teenager begging a court to allow her to have an abortion because she wants to stay in school was told she wasn’t mature enough for an abortion. …” (con’t) 
• 3.82k engagements – @marceelias “Early voting started today in Ohio and a reproductive rights amendment is on the ballot. @SkyePerryman of @DemocracyFwd joined the podcast last week to discuss how the fight for democracy and abortion access go hand in hand. Listen now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fight-for-democracy-includes-abortion-rights-with/id1660317917?i=1000631199663” 
• 3.38k engagements – @RepDonBeyer “Last year a 10-year-old girl had to travel to end her pregnancy, which resulted from rape, because of Ohio’s abortion ban. Jim Jordan called her horrifying true story a “lie” and suggested states could force girls who are raped to give birth. Republicans want him to be Speaker.”

BROADCAST (TV & RADIO)

3.41k mentions (up 36%)

Top Reach

• Stories about Jim Jordan dominated coverage 
• MSNBC IL governor JB Pritzker launches progressive org, talks about repro and ballot measures like in Ohio

NEWS

4.04k mentions (up 45%)

Most Viral News Stories

• The Grio “Abortion rights group says name change helps center Black women”
• The Daily Caller “‘You Left Your Pregnant Wife’: Kari Lake Slams Gallego Over Abortion Attack”
• Salon “”Keep her legs closed!”: Republicans are mad one of them said the quiet part out loud”
• Ohio Capital Journal “Ohio Issue 1: Attacks on parental rights do not appear in amendment”

REDDIT

841 mentions (down 28%)

Most engaging content:

• r/Ohio “I hate the Ohio Republican party.” 
• r/Ohio “Analysis: Ohio seems poised to approve abortion rights and legalize marijuana, polling shows”
• r/Ohio “Why we will vote yes on 1 as pro lifers” 
• r/AdviceAnimals “FFS, America!”
• r/Ohio “Medical students: Strict abortion limits will drive doctors away from Ohio”