About half of Americans say the decision to have an abortion belongs to the pregnant woman; about 4 in 10 say an embryo is a person with rights | Pew Research Center

March 10, 2026

Majority of Americans Continue to Say Abortion Should Be Legal in All or Most Cases

About half of Americans say the decision to have an abortion belongs to the pregnant woman; about 4 in 10 say an embryo is a person with rights

About half of Americans say the decision to have an abortion belongs to the pregnant woman; about 4 in 10 say an embryo is a person with rights

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About half of Americans say the decision to have an abortion belongs to the pregnant woman; about 4 in 10 say an embryo is a person with rights

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Majority of Americans Continue to Say Abortion Should Be Legal in All or Most Cases
6 in 10 Americans say abortion should be legal in all or most cases
Share who say abortion should be legal dips, in a return to pre-Dobbs level
Wide partisan gap in views of whether abortion should be legal
Views about ease or difficulty obtaining an abortion vary by states’ laws around abortion
About half of Americans say the decision to have an abortion belongs to the pregnant woman; about 4 in 10 say an embryo is a person with rights