The Supreme Court is set to soon rule on the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health case, nearly one month after a leaked draft majority opinion showed the court might uphold a Mississippi law that bans abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy.Ruling to uphold this ban could undo women’s constitutional right to abortion, guaranteed by Roe v. Wade in 1973, and throw the decision back to states.Most Americans do not support overturning Roe v. Wade, and have held this opinion for some time.About 61% of Americans think that abortion should be legal in all or most circumstances, while 37% think it should be illegal in all or most circumstances, according to a March 2022 Pew Research poll.
Public opinion on abortion
Polling since 1995 has consistently shown that most Americans think abortion should be legal in all or most cases.
But beyond these general trends, people’s specific backgrounds and characteristics tend to guide their opinions on this controversial topic.
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