Opinion Today
November 17, 2021
Majorities back maintaining Roe v. Wade, oppose states' abortion clinic restrictions
Sofi Sinozich, ABC News
Majorities of Americans support maintaining Roe v. Wade, oppose states making it harder for abortion clinics to operate and see abortion primarily as a decision to be made by a woman and her doctor, not lawmakers. Americans -- 60-27% -- say the high court should uphold Roe in this ABC News/Washington Post poll, including majorities of men and women, young adults and seniors, college graduates and those without degrees and whites and racial and ethnic minorities alike.
Americans broadly support Supreme Court upholding Roe v. Wade and oppose Texas abortion law
Scott Clement, William Bishop & Robert Barnes, Washington Post
Americans say by a roughly 2-to-1 margin that the Supreme Court should uphold its landmark abortion decision in Roe v. Wade, and by a similar margin the public opposes a Texas law banning most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, according to a Washington Post-ABC…
