{"id":46515,"date":"2022-07-06T14:56:25","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T19:56:25","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-04-23T23:55:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T03:55:48","slug":"majority-of-public-disapproves-of-supreme-courts-decision-to-overturn-roe-v-wade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2022\/07\/06\/majority-of-public-disapproves-of-supreme-courts-decision-to-overturn-roe-v-wade\/","title":{"rendered":"Majority of Public Disapproves of Supreme Court\u2019s Decision To Overturn Roe v. Wade"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-640-wide\"><img data-dominant-color=\"9b9c9a\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #9b9c9a;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" height=\"360\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/PP_22.07.05_Abortion_feature.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-58465 not-transparent\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">An anti-abortion activist protests outside the Supreme Court in Washington on June 27, 2022, days after a court ruling overturned Roe v. Wade, which had ensured a federal right to an abortion. (Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"border-width:1px;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);--block-gap: inherit\" class=\"is-style-alternate wp-block-prc-block-collapsible has-background has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-border-color has-ui-beige-dark-border-color\" id=\"how-we-did-this\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/collapsible&quot;}\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;collapsibleId&quot;:&quot;how-we-did-this&quot;,&quot;isOpen&quot;:false}\" data-wp-class--is-open=\"context.isOpen\" data-wp-init--scroll-into-view=\"callbacks.onInitScrollIntoView\"><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__title\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"><div>How we did this<\/div><button class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__icon\"><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"context.isOpen\"><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-plus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-plus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!context.isOpen\" hidden><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-minus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-minus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__content\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pew Research Center conducted this study to better understand Americans\u2019 attitudes about abortion and their reaction to the June 24, 2022, U.S. Supreme Court decision overruling Roe v. Wade. For this analysis, we surveyed 6,174 U.S. adults between June 27 and July 4, 2022. Everyone who took part in this survey is a member of the Center\u2019s American Trends Panel (ATP), an online survey panel that is recruited through national, random sampling of residential addresses. This way nearly all U.S. adults have a chance of selection. The survey is weighted to be representative of the U.S. adult population by gender, race, ethnicity, partisan affiliation, education and other categories. <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/our-methods\/u-s-surveys\/the-american-trends-panel\/\">Read more about the ATP\u2019s methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/PP_22.07.05_Roe-v-Wade_TOPLINE.pdf\">questions used for the report<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2022\/07\/06\/roe-v-wade-methodology\/\">its methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A majority of Americans disapprove of the U.S. Supreme Court\u2019s landmark ruling overturning the Roe v. Wade decision, which had guaranteed a constitutional right to an abortion for nearly 50 years. Public support for legal abortion remains largely unchanged <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2022\/05\/06\/americas-abortion-quandary\/\">since before the decision,<\/a> with 62% saying it should be legal in all or most cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2022\/07\/06\/majority-of-public-disapproves-of-supreme-courts-decision-to-overturn-roe-v-wade\/pp_2022-07-06_roe-v-wade_00-01-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-58511\"><img data-dominant-color=\"eeece6\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #eeece6;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" height=\"565\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-01.png?w=420\" alt=\"Chart shows Supreme Court\u2019s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade draws more strong disapproval among Democrats than strong approval among Republicans\" class=\"wp-image-58511 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-01.png 840w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-01.png?resize=223,300 223w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-01.png?resize=768,1033 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-01.png?resize=761,1024 761w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-01.png?resize=301,405 301w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-01.png?resize=200,269 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-01.png?resize=260,350 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-01.png?resize=310,417 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-01.png?resize=420,565 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-01.png?resize=640,861 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-01.png?resize=740,995 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-01.png?resize=160,215 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-01.png?resize=320,430 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nearly six-in-ten adults (57%) disapprove of the court\u2019s sweeping decision, including 43% who <em>strongly<\/em> disapprove. About four-in-ten (41%) approve of the court\u2019s decision (25% strongly approve).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Partisan differences on the legality of abortion have widened in recent years, and Republicans and Democrats are sharply divided in their initial views of the court\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About eight-in-ten Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents (82%) disapprove of the court\u2019s decision, including nearly two-thirds (66%) who strongly disapprove. Most Republicans and Republican leaners (70%) approve of the court\u2019s ruling; 48% strongly approve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new survey by Pew Research Center, conducted among 6,174 Americans between June 27 and July 4 on the nationally representative American Trends Panel, finds that most women (62%) disapprove of the decision to end the federal right to an abortion. More than twice as many women strongly disapprove of the court\u2019s decision (47%) as strongly approve (21%). Opinion among men is more closely divided: 52% disapprove (37% strongly), while 47% approve (28% strongly).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2022\/07\/06\/majority-of-public-disapproves-of-supreme-courts-decision-to-overturn-roe-v-wade\/pp_2022-07-06_roe-v-wade_00-02-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-58505\"><img data-dominant-color=\"eae8e3\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #eae8e3;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" height=\"466\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-02.png?w=420\" alt=\"Chart shows those living in states where abortion bans are in place, or expected soon, are divided in views of Supreme Court\u2019s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade\" class=\"wp-image-58505 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-02.png 840w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-02.png?resize=270,300 270w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-02.png?resize=768,852 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-02.png?resize=365,405 365w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-02.png?resize=200,222 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-02.png?resize=260,288 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-02.png?resize=310,344 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-02.png?resize=420,466 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-02.png?resize=640,710 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-02.png?resize=740,821 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-02.png?resize=160,178 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-02.png?resize=320,355 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The court\u2019s decision to overturn Roe gives the states the authority to set their own abortion policies. These laws vary widely, and in several cases, state laws that prohibit or place tight restrictions on access to abortion are currently facing legal challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The survey finds that adults living in the 17 states where abortion is newly largely prohibited (or where prohibitions are set to take effect soon) are divided in opinions about the court\u2019s decision to overturn Roe: 46% approve of the court\u2019s decision, while slightly more (52%) disapprove. (Information on state laws on abortion following the Supreme Court decision overruling Roe v. Wade is based on tracking data compiled by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2022\/us\/abortion-laws-roe-v-wade.html\">The New York Times<\/a>. Data for each state is current as of July 5, 2022; <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2022\/07\/06\/roe-v-wade-appendix\">see appendix<\/a> for the complete categorization of states.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Opinion also is divided among adults in the four states that have new gestational restrictions on abortion in effect (or set to soon take effect) but have not prohibited it outright: 52% in these states disapprove of the court\u2019s decision, while 47% approve. The balance of opinion is similar in the nine states where the status of the state\u2019s abortion laws are uncertain (in which further action may be taken in the near term by state governors, legislatures or public referendum).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2022\/07\/06\/majority-of-public-disapproves-of-supreme-courts-decision-to-overturn-roe-v-wade\/pp_2022-07-06_roe-v-wade_00-03-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-58502\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f5f5f2\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f5f5f2;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" height=\"396\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-03.png?w=310\" alt=\"Chart shows public views of abortion, 1995-2022\" class=\"wp-image-58502 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-03.png 620w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-03.png?resize=235,300 235w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-03.png?resize=317,405 317w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-03.png?resize=200,255 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-03.png?resize=260,332 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-03.png?resize=310,396 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-03.png?resize=420,537 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-03.png?resize=160,204 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-03.png?resize=320,409 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the 20 states (plus the District of Columbia) where abortions are legal through at least 24 weeks of pregnancy, 65% disapprove of the court\u2019s decision, including half who strongly disapprove. About a third of adults in these states approve of the court\u2019s decision (34%), with just 19% strongly approving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The survey finds that a majority of adults nationally (62%) say abortion should be legal in all (29%) or most cases (33%); 36% say it should be illegal in all (8%) or most cases (28%). These views are little changed since March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2022\/07\/06\/majority-of-public-disapproves-of-supreme-courts-decision-to-overturn-roe-v-wade\/pp_2022-07-06_roe-v-wade_00-04-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-58497\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f3f2f2\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f3f2f2;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" height=\"424\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-04.png?w=310\" alt=\"Chart shows partisan gap in views of whether abortion should be legal remains wide\" class=\"wp-image-58497 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-04.png 620w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-04.png?resize=219,300 219w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-04.png?resize=296,405 296w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-04.png?resize=200,274 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-04.png?resize=260,356 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-04.png?resize=310,424 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-04.png?resize=420,574 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-04.png?resize=160,219 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-04.png?resize=320,438 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The partisan divide in abortion opinions remains wide. In the new survey, 84% of Democrats say abortion should be legal in all or most cases, compared with 38% of Republicans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the share of Democrats who favor legal abortion in either all or most cases has changed only modestly since March (from 80%), there has been a 7 percentage point increase in the share of Democrats saying abortion should be legal in <em>all <\/em>cases, from 38% to 45%; currently, a larger share of Democrats say it should be legal in all cases than say it should be legal in <em>most <\/em>cases (45% vs. 38%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There has been virtually no change in Republicans\u2019 views since earlier this year; a 60% majority say abortion should be illegal in most (48%) or all cases (13%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;majorities-in-many-demographic-groups-disapprove-of-decision-to-overturn-roe-v-wade-clear-majority-of-white-evangelicals-approve&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"majorities-in-many-demographic-groups-disapprove-of-decision-to-overturn-roe-v-wade-clear-majority-of-white-evangelicals-approve\">Majorities in many demographic groups disapprove of decision to overturn Roe v. Wade; clear majority of White evangelicals approve<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2022\/07\/06\/majority-of-public-disapproves-of-supreme-courts-decision-to-overturn-roe-v-wade\/pp_2022-07-06_roe-v-wade_00-05-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-58494\"><img data-dominant-color=\"eceae5\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #eceae5;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" height=\"694\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-05.png?w=420\" alt=\"Chart shows sizable race, age and educational differences in views of Supreme Court\u2019s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade\" class=\"wp-image-58494 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-05.png 840w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-05.png?resize=182,300 182w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-05.png?resize=768,1269 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-05.png?resize=620,1024 620w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-05.png?resize=245,405 245w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-05.png?resize=200,330 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-05.png?resize=260,430 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-05.png?resize=310,512 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-05.png?resize=420,694 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-05.png?resize=640,1058 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-05.png?resize=740,1223 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-05.png?resize=160,264 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-05.png?resize=320,529 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Americans\u2019 opinions about the Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women\u2019s Health Organization \u2013 which ended the long-standing federal guarantee to abortion \u2013 differ widely by race and ethnicity, age, education, and religion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Majorities of Asian American, Black, Hispanic and White adults disapprove of the decision, but opposition is most pronounced among Asian (72% disapprove) and Black adults (67%). Smaller shares of White (55%) and Hispanic adults (56%) disapprove.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The youngest adults are more likely than older people to disapprove of the Supreme Court\u2019s decision on abortion. About two-thirds of adults under the age of 30 (69%) say they disapprove of the decision \u2013 including 55% who <em>strongly <\/em>disapprove. While 60% of those ages 30 to 49 also disapprove, those 50 and older are divided (51% disapprove, 48% approve).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two-thirds of adults with a postgraduate degree say they disapprove of the Court\u2019s decision, with a majority (55%) saying they strongly disapprove. Nearly six-in-ten adults with a college degree or some college experience (60% each) say they disapprove of the decision. Among those with a high school degree or less, views are nearly evenly divided: 48% approve and 50% disapprove.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among religious groups, 71% of White Evangelical Protestants approve of the Supreme Court\u2019s decision on abortion, including a 54% majority who <em>strongly<\/em> approve. Just 27% say they disapprove.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By contrast, White Protestants who are not evangelical are more divided in their views. About half (47%) say they approve of this decision, including 28% who strongly approve. A similar share (52%) say they disapprove, including four-in-ten who strongly disapprove. Catholics are similarly divided: 48% approve of the decision and 51% disapprove.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About two-thirds of Black Protestants (68%) disapprove of the Supreme Court\u2019s decision, including roughly half (48%) who strongly disapprove. About three-in-ten (29%) say they approve of the decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2022\/07\/06\/majority-of-public-disapproves-of-supreme-courts-decision-to-overturn-roe-v-wade\/pp_2022-07-06_roe-v-wade_00-06-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-58489\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f1f0f0\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f1f0f0;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" height=\"399\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-06.png?w=310\" alt=\"Chart shows among White adults, wide gender gap in views of court\u2019s abortion decision\" class=\"wp-image-58489 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-06.png 620w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-06.png?resize=233,300 233w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-06.png?resize=315,405 315w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-06.png?resize=200,257 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-06.png?resize=260,335 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-06.png?resize=310,399 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-06.png?resize=420,541 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-06.png?resize=160,206 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-06.png?resize=320,412 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Similarly, a large majority of religiously unaffiliated adults (77%) disapprove of the court\u2019s decision, with 63% saying they strongly disapprove. About two-in-ten (22%) approve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adults who are not married or living with a partner are 11 percentage points more likely to say they disapprove of the decision than those who are married or living with a partner (64% vs. 53%, respectively).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While women (62%) are more likely than men (52%) to disapprove of the Supreme Court decision on abortion, the gender gap varies by race and ethnicity. Among White adults, a 62% majority of women disapprove of the court\u2019s decision, compared with 47% of White men. By contrast, comparable shares of Black men (66%) and women (69%) and Hispanic men (59%) and women (54%) disapprove.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2022\/07\/06\/majority-of-public-disapproves-of-supreme-courts-decision-to-overturn-roe-v-wade\/pp_2022-07-06_roe-v-wade_00-07-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-58486\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f1f0ef\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f1f0ef;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" height=\"620\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-07.png?w=310\" alt=\"Chart shows among Republicans, women and younger adults more likely to disapprove of decision to overturn Roe v. Wade\" class=\"wp-image-58486 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-07.png 620w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-07.png?resize=150,300 150w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-07.png?resize=512,1024 512w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-07.png?resize=203,405 203w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-07.png?resize=200,400 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-07.png?resize=260,520 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-07.png?resize=310,620 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-07.png?resize=420,840 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-07.png?resize=160,320 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-07.png?resize=320,640 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Republicans and Republican-leaning independents approve of the Supreme Court\u2019s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, there is variation in the extent to which subgroups of Republicans \u2013 particularly by gender and age \u2013 approve of the decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among Republican women, 63% approve of the decision, while 36% disapprove. By comparison, 76% of GOP men approve and 23% disapprove. Roughly eight-in-ten Democratic and Democratic-leaning men (83%) and women (81%) disapprove of the decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A slim majority (56%) of Republicans under the age of 30 approve of the court\u2019s decision, while 43% say they disapprove. Older Republicans are more likely to approve of the decision. Among those ages 30 to 49, 64% approve, while 35% disapprove. And nearly eight-in-ten Republicans 50 and older (78%) approve of the decision, while just 22% disapprove. Sizable majorities of Democrats across all age groups \u2013 80% or more \u2013 disapprove of the decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, while large majorities of White, Black and Hispanic Democrats disapprove of the Supreme Court\u2019s decision on abortion, opposition is higher among White Democrats (89% disapprove) than among Black (74%) or Hispanic Democrats (69%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;americans-views-of-abortion&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"americans-views-of-abortion\">Americans\u2019 views of abortion<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2022\/07\/06\/majority-of-public-disapproves-of-supreme-courts-decision-to-overturn-roe-v-wade\/pp_2022-07-06_roe-v-wade_00-08-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-58483\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f0efe9\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f0efe9;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" height=\"764\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-08.png?w=420\" alt=\"Chart shows deep religious divisions in views of abortion\" class=\"wp-image-58483 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-08.png 840w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-08.png?resize=165,300 165w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-08.png?resize=768,1397 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-08.png?resize=563,1024 563w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-08.png?resize=223,405 223w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-08.png?resize=200,364 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-08.png?resize=260,473 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-08.png?resize=310,564 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-08.png?resize=420,764 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-08.png?resize=640,1164 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-08.png?resize=740,1346 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-08.png?resize=160,291 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-08.png?resize=320,582 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The wide differences in support for legal abortion across race and ethnicity, educational attainment and religious groups are little changed since <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2022\/06\/13\/about-six-in-ten-americans-say-abortion-should-be-legal-in-all-or-most-cases-2\/\">earlier this year<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About six-in-ten Americans (62%) say abortion should be legal in all (29%) or most (33%) cases. Around a third of the public (36%) says abortion should be illegal in all (8%) or most (28%) cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two-thirds of women (66%) say abortion should be legal in most or all cases, compared with a narrower majority (57%) of men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About seven-in-ten Black (71%) and Asian (78%) adults say abortion should be legal in most or all cases. Smaller majorities among White (60%) and Hispanic (61%) adults also say this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Younger adults are more supportive of legal abortion than older adults. Seven-in-ten adults ages 18 to 29 say abortion should be legal in all or most cases (including 41% who say it should be legal in all cases), as do 64% of those 30 to 49. Among those 50 and older, 57% say abortion should be legal in at least most cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Americans with postgraduate degrees are particularly likely to say abortion should be legal in at least most cases; 72% say this, as do 65% of those with college degrees and an identical share (65%) of those with some college experience but no degree. Adults with a high school degree or less education (55%) are the least likely to say abortion should be legal in all or most cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are wide gaps across religious groups in views of abortion. An overwhelming share of religiously unaffiliated adults (83%) support abortion being legal in all or most cases, as do six-in-ten Catholics. Overall, Protestants are divided in their views (48% legal in all or most cases, 50% illegal in all or most cases): About three-quarters of White evangelicals say abortion should be illegal in all (20%) or most cases (53%), while majorities of Black Protestants (71%) and White non-evangelical Protestants (61%) take the position that abortion should be <em>legal<\/em> in all or most cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Americans who are married or living with a partner are somewhat less supportive of legal access to abortion (59%) than those who are not married or living with a partner (67%). There is a similar gap between parents and people who do not have any children (67% of non-parents say abortion should be legal in all or most cases vs. 59% of parents).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2022\/07\/06\/majority-of-public-disapproves-of-supreme-courts-decision-to-overturn-roe-v-wade\/pp_2022-07-06_roe-v-wade_00-09-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-58431\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f2f1ed\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f2f1ed;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" height=\"412\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-09.png?w=420\" alt=\"Chart shows ideological gaps in views of abortion remain wide in both parties\" class=\"wp-image-58431 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-09.png 840w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-09.png?resize=300,294 300w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-09.png?resize=768,753 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-09.png?resize=413,405 413w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-09.png?resize=200,196 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-09.png?resize=260,255 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-09.png?resize=310,304 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-09.png?resize=420,412 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-09.png?resize=640,628 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-09.png?resize=740,726 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-09.png?resize=75,75 75w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-09.png?resize=160,157 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/07\/PP_2022.07.06_Roe-v-Wade_00-09.png?resize=320,314 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About three-quarters of conservative Republicans and Republican-leaning independents (73%) say abortion should be illegal in all (16%) or most (56%) cases. 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