US EditionNear-record 55 percent support abortion rights: survey
- Fifty-Five percent of people support legal abortion for any reason, one of the highest levels since the 1970s.
- Only one-third of Republicans back abortion access for any reason, while there is widespread support in cases of rape, incest, and woman's health.
- Poll shows 86% of respondents support abortion in instances of rape or incest, and 89% when a woman's health is endangered.
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Abortion support reaches a high as topic holds more weight post-Roe v. Wade
Pro-life activists converge in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, during the annual March for Life. Thousands of anti-abortion demonstrators gathered in Washington for an annual march to protest the Supreme Court's landmark 1973 decision that declared a constitutional right to abortion. (Andrew Harnik/AP) Abortion support reaches a high as topic holds more weight post-Roe v. Wade Brady Knox …
WSJ Poll: Support for Abortion Access Near All-Time High
Support for Abortion Access Is Near Record
A new Wall Street Journal-NORC poll show Americans’ support for abortion access is at one of the highest levels on record since nonpartisan researchers began tracking it in the 1970s. Some 55% of respondents say it should be possible for a pregnant woman to obtain a legal abortion if she wants it for any reason.
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