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Abortion Rights Support Grows as Americans Oppose State Bans

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Overview

  • A majority of Americans now support abortion rights according to a new poll.
  • Most Americans disagree with the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade and oppose severe restrictions passed in Republican states.
  • Two-thirds of Americans believe abortion should be legal in the first three months of pregnancy at most, though support for later abortions has grown over time.
  • There is majority support for abortions at any point in cases of rape, incest or to save the woman's life.
  • Views on abortion tend to fall along partisan lines, though nearly a third of Republicans support abortion rights to some degree.