Poll shows most Americans support legal limits to abortion
A January 2026 Marist Poll shows 67% of Americans back legal abortion limits and 84% support pregnancy resource centers, reflecting steady public consensus since Dobbs.
- The Knights of Columbus–commissioned Marist Poll found 62 support pro-choice views and 37 support restrictions, ahead of the 53rd March for Life.
- To assess post‑Dobbs public views, Marist College conducted a survey commissioned by the Knights of Columbus to measure opinions after the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, with Church officials calling to support mothers and children.
- Marist found specific majorities for several policies: 57% of respondents support first trimester limits, 63% back conscience protections for health care professionals, and 88% say laws can protect mother and unborn.
- Despite legal changes after Dobbs, the poll suggests a broad consensus among Americans, Marist Poll said, with 67% supporting legal limits and 84% backing pregnancy centers.
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New poll shows majority of Americans support legal limits on abortion
A new poll found a majority of Americans (67%) support legal limits on abortion, and even more (84%) support crisis pregnancy centers. The post New poll shows majority of Americans support legal limits on abortion appeared first on CatholicVote org.
Poll: 37% of Americans identify as pro-life, but 67% want limits on abortion
An unborn baby at 20 weeks — well within the second trimester, when dilation and evacuation abortions are commonly performed. | Credit: Steve via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0) Jan 22, 2026 / 17:30 pm (CNA). A new poll released one day before the annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., found that fewer than 4 in 10 Americans identify as “pro-life” rather than “pro-choice,” but more than two-thirds of Americans still support some limits on abortion.The…
Poll: Only 37% of Americans Identify As Pro-Life, but 67% Want Limits On Abortion
Steve via Flickr An unborn baby at 20 weeks — well within the second trimester, when dilation and evacuation abortions are commonly performed. According to the poll, 44% of Catholics identified as pro-life and 55% identified as pro-choice, but practicing Catholics were far more likely to be pro-life.
New Poll Shows 67% of Americans Want Abortion Limits
A newly released national poll conducted by the Marist Poll and commissioned by the Knights of Columbus confirms that a strong majority of Americans continue to support meaningful limits on abortion and overwhelmingly favor pregnancy resource centers that provide assistance to women and their children. “These findings once again demonstrate that the American people are far more pro-life than the loudest voices in Washington or the media would ha…
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