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BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — A new Suffolk University poll shows that almost a quarter of voters have become more supportive of abortion access since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade nearly a year ago.
58% of voters polled said they opposed the overturning of Roe v. Wade, while 30% supported the decision. Out of the women polled, 64% opposed the overturning while 26% supported it.
“These numbers could mean trouble for Republican presidential candidates in 2024, almost all of whom are far to the right of most voters on this issue,” said David Paleologos, director of the Suffolk University Political Research Center. “But these feelings could be mitigated as long as voters rank other issues as higher priorities.”
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63% of voters said they believe abortion should be legal in most or all cases and 23% of voters said the decision to overturn Roe has influenced them to be more supportive of abortion rights overall.
"While only a slight majority (53%) of voters say that Congress should pass a law legalizing abortion on a national level, an overwhelming 80% say they are against a nationwide ban on the procedure," the poll said.
Suffolk University and USA Today surveyed 1,000 registered voters from every state in the U.S. from June 5 through 9 for the poll.
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