The nearly two-thirds of Americans who want Roe v. Wade kept in place say they feel angry and discouraged about the prospect that it may be overturned, describing that as “a danger to women” and as a threat to rights more generally. Most Americans, and particularly younger women, think it […] Read more »
What we know about the public’s views on abortion
This past week was historic for the country. A draft opinion indicating that the Supreme Court will overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark case that made abortion a constitutional right, was leaked to the press. While the justices can change their votes before a final decision is made, both the […] Read more »
Wide partisan gaps in abortion attitudes, but opinions in both parties are complicated
At a pivotal moment in the country’s decades-long debate over abortion rights, public attitudes about the legality of abortion are largely divided along partisan lines – and to a greater extent than in past decades. At the same time, a major new Pew Research Center study finds a wide range […] Read more »
America’s Abortion Quandary
The abortion debate in America is often framed as a legal binary, with “pro-life” people on one side, seeking to restrict abortion’s availability, and “pro-choice” people on the other, opposing government restrictions on abortion. But as the country approaches what could be a watershed moment in the history of abortion […] Read more »
Majority of Americans say Supreme Court should uphold Roe
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 […] Read more »
With Supreme Court poised to reverse Roe, most Americans support abortion rights
Amid reports of a draft Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, an ABC News/Washington Post poll finds that majorities of Americans support upholding Roe, say abortion should be legal in all or most cases and — by a wide margin — see abortion as a decision to […] Read more »