Most Americans support abortion access one year after Roe v. Wade: poll

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Share of Americans who say their state should allow legal abortion, by time into pregnancy

https://www.axios.com/2023/07/12/most-americans-support-abortion-poll



The majority of Americans believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases, according to an AP-NORC poll released Wednesday.

Why it matters: A year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Americans' overall support for access to the procedure remains strong — even as red states continue to pass strict bans. Iowa became the latest state to do so this week, when its Republican-led legislature passed a bill outlawing abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy.

By the numbers: The poll, conducted in late June, found that 64% of U.S. adults believe that abortion should be legal in all or most cases.

Yes, but: Americans are divided when it comes to how far into pregnancy abortion should be allowed. 73% of those surveyed said abortion should be allowed in the first six weeks of pregnancy, including 58% of people living in states with the strictest bans. But overall support drops to 51% when it comes to allowing abortion in the first 15 weeks of pregnancy, and falls to 27% for 24 weeks. There are also stark partisan divides, with Democrats' support for abortion far outweighing that of Republicans.

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1. There's quite a bit of space between "legal in all or most cases" and "27 percent say 24 weeks is

the cutoff."

Restrictions are barriers. Gestational limits are restrictions.

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2. Of course