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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(129,173 posts) Thu Jul 24, 2025, 03:26 PM Jul 24

How US adults feel about legal abortion 3 years after Roe was overturned, according to AP-NORC poll

Three years after the Supreme Court opened the door to state abortion bans, most U.S. adults say abortion should be legal — views that look similar to before the landmark ruling.

The new findings from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll show that about two-thirds of U.S. adults think abortion should be legal in all or most cases.

About half believe abortion should be available in their state if someone does not want to be pregnant for any reason.

That level of support for abortion is down slightly from what an AP-NORC poll showed last year, when it seemed that support for legal abortion might be rising.

https://apnews.com/article/abortion-poll-support-roe-v-wade-5f7b5b95babbce4666d574db3e878c32

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How US adults feel about legal abortion 3 years after Roe was overturned, according to AP-NORC poll (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 24 OP

That loss of support, however slight, suggests to me that some peoples' beliefs are beginning Mike 03 Jul 24 #1

Last years more favorable number may reflect Kamalas campaign.... Karadeniz Jul 24 #2

Mike 03

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1. That loss of support, however slight, suggests to me that some peoples' beliefs are beginning

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Thu Jul 24, 2025, 03:36 PM

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to conform to our new reality, because for some people it becomes too painful and exhausting to hold firm to "controversial" beliefs in an authoritarian state. Even though it's only an illusion, it can feel like you are outnumbered. Plus, for now at least, the entire apparatus of the state is dedicated to taking away rights like the right to choose abortion. It's like that cliche, "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em." Hopefully this will dissipate as midterms approach and people regain a sense of confidence that this can be reversed.

Karadeniz

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2. Last years more favorable number may reflect Kamalas campaign....

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Thu Jul 24, 2025, 04:45 PM

Jul 24

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