Pew Research: 60% of Americans Say Abortion Should Be Legal

Nearly four years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a new Pew Research Center survey makes one thing clear: the American people have not changed their minds.

A 60% majority of U.S. adults say abortion should be legal in all or most cases. That is not a close call. That is a supermajority. And yet, for millions of women across this country, the ability to act on that right depends almost entirely on their zip code.

In states where abortion is prohibited, roughly three-quarters of adults — 73% — say it is difficult to obtain an abortion. And the trend is moving in the wrong direction. The share of Americans who say it is difficult to get an abortion in their area has risen from 32% in 2019 to 45% today. That is not access. That is an obstacle course.

By about two-to-one, more Americans say medication abortion should be legal than illegal. And about half of adults say that the decision to have an abortion should belong solely to the pregnant woman.

The data is unambiguous. The will of the American people is unambiguous. What remains unfinished is the work of making that will the law of the land — in every state, for every woman, regardless of where she lives, what she earns, or how far she has to travel.

That is what Leading Ladies Vote is fighting for. And in November, our vote is our power.

🔗 Read the full Pew Research report: https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2026/03/12/majority-of-americans-continue-to-say-abortion-should-be-legal-in-all-or-most-cases/