Right to abortion: the opinion of Americans according to their political proximity 2022| ��ƽ��

Share of the American population by political affiliation that approves or disapproves of the Supreme Court's overturning of the Roe v. Wade ruling, which guaranteed the right to abortion, in 2022

Characteristic	Approve	Disapprove
Democrats	10%	90%
Self-employed	27%	72%
Republicans	71%	28%

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Release date

February 2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

July 7 - 17, 2022

Number of respondents

1,847 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interviews and online survey

Supplementary notes

* The question was asked by the source as follows: "Do you approve or disapprove of the Supreme Court's overturning of the Roe v. Wade decision?"
The Roe v. Wade decision allowed abortion to be guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution through the right to privacy since 1973.
The sampling error margin, including the design effect for the full sample, is plus or minus 4 percentage points.

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Two-thirds of the American population disapprove of the Supreme Court's decision that overturned the Roe v. Wade ruling and gave each U.S. state the ability to determine the legality of abortion.

Political affiliation plays an important role in attitudes, with 90 percent of Democrats and 72 percent of independents stating they disapprove of the Supreme Court's decision, while 71 percent of Republicans approve of it.

The Roe v. Wade ruling had allowed voluntary termination of pregnancy (abortion) to be guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution through the right to privacy since 1973.