A majority support keeping Roe v. Wade in place - CBS News poll
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As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear an abortion case that poses a challenge to Roe v. Wade, most Americans want that 1973 ruling concerning abortion to remain in place. If it is overturned and the matter is left up to the states, a majority would want abortion in their own state to be legal in all or most cases: more than six in 10 say so. Only 14% would want their state to make it illegal in all cases.
Overall, majorities of men and women and Americans across age, racial and education groups want the Supreme Court to keep Roe v. Wade in place and want abortion to be legal in least most cases in their state if Roe is overturned.
Even among people who want Roe overturned, not all of them want to see abortion become illegal in all cases, though many would want it illegal in most cases.
