Overview

• Support for abortion access for any reason has reached 55% among registered voters, according to a recent Wall Street Journal-NORC at the University of Chicago poll.
• 77% of Democratic respondents supported abortion access, up from 52% in 2016, while support among Republicans remained at one-third.
• Nearly nine-tenths of respondents believed that abortion should be allowed in cases of rape or incest or when the life of the mother is at risk.
• Abortion rights have become a central issue in national elections, with pro-abortion rights groups significantly outspending anti-abortion groups.
• The Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade has led to a variety of responses from states, with some implementing their own abortion bans and others codifying the right to abortion in their constitutions.