How Americans feel about abortion post-Roe, and what they want to happen next

Last Friday, the Supreme Court issued a decision in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that overturned Roe v. Wade and eliminated the constitutional right to abortion in the United States. An Economist/YouGov Poll fielded in the four days following the ruling finds that nine in 10 Americans have heard something about the decision. While Americans are divided on the outcome of the case, more disapprove (50%) than approve (42%). CONTINUED

Kathy Frankovic & Taylor Orth, YouGov


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