What Americans Really Think about Abortion

A look at new data from Gallup.

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Pro-choice and pro-life demonstrators outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., May 3, 2022

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Gallup has been gauging Americans’ views on the issue of abortion since 1975, and the reputation of the organization, its longevity, and the variety of different questions it asks make it a valuable resource for examining those views.

The big takeaway from the latest survey, conducted in May and released on Wednesday, is that Americans are less supportive of a right to abortion now than they were after the Dobbs leak, in May 2022, but more supportive than they had been in the years leading up to Dobbs.

John McCormack

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John McCormack

John McCormack is a former Washington correspondent for National Review and was a fellow at the National Review Institute.

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