WaPo: Abortion Support Is The Highest It’s Been In Two Decades

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 18: Protesters on both sides of the abortion issue gather in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building during the Right To Life March, on January 18, 2019 in Washington, DC. The Right to Life Campaign held its annual March For Life rally and march to the U.S. Supreme Court protesting the high court's 1973 Roe V. Wade decision making abortion legal. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

A new survey by the Washington Post and ABC News has found that support for abortion in America is at its highest in more than two decades.

“The Post-ABC poll finds a 60 percent majority who say abortion should be legal in most or all cases, up from 55 percent in a 2013 Post-ABC poll, and tying the record high level of support from 1995. The latest survey finds 36 percent say abortion should be illegal in all or most cases, also tying a record low.“

60% of Americans think abortion should be legal according to a new Washington Post/ABC poll pic.twitter.com/cOqLSND5gC
— TicToc by Bloomberg (@tictoc) July 10, 2019

As for the upcoming election, more than 60 percent of Americans think abortion is either “one of the single most important issues” in their vote or a “very important issue.”

As for Donald Trump’s handling of the abortion issue, disapproval stands at 54 percent to 32 percent approval. That number jumps to 85 percent disapproval among Democrats.

The poll comes at a times when several states have passed restrictive abortion bills.

Stat of the Day: Support for Abortion Rights (60%) is at its highest in two decades according to a new @washingtonpost poll. @PPact @PPFA @NARAL . https://t.co/6VyI0Z7Gyi pic.twitter.com/uycPTraoT2
— John Anzalone (@JohnAnzo) July 10, 2019