A growing number of Americans support access to abortion "for any reason," according to a new poll from The Associated Press and NORC Center for Public Affairs Research released on Tuesday.
The survey, which was conducted in June, found that most Americans, 61%, support their state allowing legal access to abortion if "the person does not want to be pregnant for any reason." In total, 70% said abortion should be legal in most or all cases, while 29% said abortion should be illegal in all or most cases:
- 61% said abortion should be allowed "if the person does not want to be pregnant for any reason."
- 36% said abortion should not be allowed "if the person does not want to be pregnant for any reason."
- 2% refused to answer.
A previous poll from the same month in 2021 found that just under half, 49%, supported access to abortion "for any reason." In June 2023, about one year after the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision that ended the protections provided by Roe v. Wade, 54% supported access to abortion "for any reason," according to a survey conducted by AP-NORC at the time:
- 49% supported access to abortion "for any reason" in 2021.
- 54% supported access to abortion "for any reason" in 2022.
- 54% supported access to abortion "for any reason" in 2023.
Support for abortion has increased among Republicans by 11%, Democrats by 14%, and independents by 11% since 2021, according to these surveys.
The AP-NORC Center Poll surveyed 1,088 adults across the country from June 20-24 with a margin of error of +/- 4.0 percentage points.
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