The March survey found that support or opposition to abortion varies substantially depending on such circumstances as when an abortion takes place during a pregnancy, whether the pregnancy is life-threatening or whether a baby would have severe health problems. Relatively few Americans take an absolutist view on the legality of abortion – either supporting or opposing it at all times, regardless of circumstances. Generally, Americans’ views of whether abortion should be legal remained relatively unchanged in the past few years, though support fluctuated somewhat in previous decades. adults (36%) say abortion should be illegal in all (8%) or most (28%) cases. That includes 29% of Americans who say it should be legal in all cases and 33% who say it should be legal in most cases. Opinion among men is more divided: 52% disapprove (37% strongly), while 47% approve (28% strongly).Ībout six-in-ten Americans (62%) say abortion should be legal in all or most cases, according to the summer survey – little changed since the March survey conducted just before the ruling. More than twice as many women strongly disapprove of the court’s decision (47%) as strongly approve of it (21%).
Most women (62%) disapprove of the decision to end the federal right to an abortion. Most Republicans and GOP leaners (70%) approve, including 48% who strongly approve. About four-in-ten (41%) approve, including 25% who strongly approve.Ībout eight-in-ten Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents (82%) disapprove of the court’s decision, including nearly two-thirds (66%) who strongly disapprove. Constitution does not guarantee a right to abortion and that abortion laws can be set by states, including 43% who strongly disapprove, according to the summer survey. About six-in-ten adults (57%) disapprove of the court’s decision that the U.S. public disapproves of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe. Read more about the ATP’s methodology.Ī majority of the U.S. adult population by gender, race, ethnicity, partisan affiliation, education and other categories. The survey is weighted to be representative of the U.S. Here are the questions used for the March survey, along with responses, and the questions used for the survey from June and July, along with responses.Įveryone who took part in these surveys is a member of the Center’s American Trends Panel (ATP), an online survey panel that is recruited through national, random sampling of residential addresses. adults conducted March 7-13, 2022, and another surveying 6,174 U.S. This analysis primarily draws from two Pew Research Center surveys, one surveying 10,441 U.S.
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