Americans Still Oppose Overturning Roe v. Wade.

ROE v. Wade; ABORTION laws; PRO-life activists; REPUBLICANS; CELL phones; ADULTS

The high court recently announced it will take up a Mississippi law prohibiting abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy, throwing into question the future of I Roe i as the standard for reviewing abortion bans. Graph Story Highlights Nearly six in 10 Americans do not want I Roe v. Wade i overturned Republicans are closely split on reversing the landmark decision Bans on early-term abortions fall short of U.S. public support WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Gallup's latest update on U.S. abortion attitudes finds 58% of Americans opposed to overturning the U.S. Supreme Court's 1973 I Roe v. Wade i decision, while 32% are in favor. Opposition to Early Abortion Bans Is Widespread Public support for the specific abortion restrictions tested in the latest poll falls well short of majority level among most demographic subgroups across society, including by gender, age and race. [Extracted from the article]

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