Six months since the landmark Dobbs decision, a new NPR/Ipsos poll finds that while most Americans say abortion should be legal in most cases, two in five say they support the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe. Agreement with the right to abortion is split along party lines, with Democrats more likely to be in favor of abortion rights and Republicans more likely to oppose them. However, during what would have been the 50-year anniversary of Roe, nearly seven in ten Americans, regardless of party, say they would support a state-level ballot measure or voter referendum to decide abortion rights at the state level. If a voter referendum was held, Americans say 2 (54%) to 1 (27%) that they would vote to establish legal abortion. CONTINUED
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