Most Americans say abortion should be legal

Percent of US adults who say abortion should be ...

75%

April

2024

Legal in all/most cases

63%

50%

36%

Illegal in all/most cases

25%

Roe v Wade

overturned

0

95

2000

05

10

15

2020

75%

April

2024

Legal in all/most cases

63%

50%

36%

Illegal in all/most cases

25%

Roe v Wade

overturned

0

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

75%

April

2024

Legal in all/most cases

63%

50%

36%

Illegal in all/most cases

25%

Roe v Wade

overturned

0

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

75%

April

2024

Legal in all/most cases

63%

50%

36%

Illegal in all/most cases

25%

Roe v Wade

overturned

0

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

75%

April

2024

Legal in all/most cases

63%

50%

36%

Illegal in all/most cases

25%

Roe v Wade

overturned

0

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

75%

April

2024

Legal in all/most cases

63%

50%

36%

Illegal in all/most cases

25%

Roe v Wade

overturned

0

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

Guardian graphic. Source: Pew Research Center. Note: Pew surveys are used for responses from 2007 to 2024. From 1995 to 2006 responses are from phone surveys conducted by AP/Ipsos and ABC/Washington Post.