A majority of Americans say the Supreme Court should uphold Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling that established a constitutional right to abortion, a Washington Post-ABC News poll conducted last week finds.
With the Supreme Court poised to overturn the right to abortion, the survey finds that 54 percent of Americans think the 1973 Roe decision should be upheld while 28 percent believe it should be overturned — a roughly 2-to-1 margin. …
Despite varying opinions on when abortions should be allowed or not, 70 percent of Americans say the decision of whether a woman can have an abortion should be made by the woman and her doctor; 24 percent say it should be regulated by law. CONTINUED
Emily Guskin & Scott Clement, Washington Post
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