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Broad Public Support for Legal Abortion Persists 2 Years After Dobbs
Majority of Americans say abortion should be legal in all or most cases
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- Broad Public Support for Legal Abortion Persists 2 Years After Dobbs
- Majority of Americans say abortion should be legal in all or most cases
- Partisan divide over abortion has widened over the past decade
- A majority of Americans say the decision to have an abortion should belong solely to the pregnant woman; about a third say embryos are people with rights
- About 6 in 10 Americans say it would be easy to get an abortion in their area
- Most Democrats say medication abortion should be legal; Republicans are divided
- Younger Americans are more likely than older adults to say abortion should be legal in all or most cases
- Americans vary widely in their views over how easy it would be to get an abortion based on where they live
- Americans living in states with abortion bans or restrictions are more likely to say it should be easier than it currently is to obtain an abortion
- Across most groups, more say medication abortion should be legal than illegal in their states
- Wide partisan divides over whether pregnant women should be the sole deciders of abortion decisions and whether an embryo is a person with rights
- Nearly a third of U.S. adults say embryos are people with rights and pregnant women should be the ones to make abortion decisions