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The McCourtney Institute for Democracy

Ahead of Roe v. Wade decision, Americans are divided on abortion

Ahead of Roe v. Wade decision, Americans are divided on abortion

The May 2022 Mood of the Nation Poll finds that Americans are nearly evenly divided on the legality of abortion:

  • 53% indicate that abortion should be legal, including the 23% who indicate that it should be legal “most of the time.”

  • 36% indicate that abortion should be illegal “except in cases of rape, incest and to save the mother’s life.”

  • 12% indicate that abortion should be illegal in all circumstances.

Read the full report from APM Research Lab.