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This year, the PRRI American Values Atlas continued to track Americans’ views toward abortion legality across all 50 states and the 2024 American Values Survey examined attitudes toward medication abortion and in vitro fertilization ahead of Election Day:

“A majority of residents in most states say that abortion should be legal in all or most cases; there are only five states where a minority of residents support abortion legality.”

– Abortion Views in All 50 States: Findings from PRRI’s 2023 American Values Atlas

 

“Around two-thirds of Americans (68%) oppose laws that make it illegal to use or receive through the mail FDA-approved drugs, also known as the abortion pill, for medical abortion; fewer than three in ten Americans (29%) favor these laws.”

– 2024 PRRI American Values Survey

 

Across the Headlines:

The New Republic:
Why Abortion Bans Keep Getting Passed, Even Though They’re Unpopular		 NPR:
As abortion looks like a key issue in 2024, voters more divided by party than ever		 Forbes:
How Americans Really Feel About Abortion: The Sometimes Surprising Poll Results
The Hill:
Partisan gap on abortion ‘larger than ever:’ Analysis		 TIME:
New Poll Reveals Real Dividing Line Between Abortion Supporters and Opponents		 NBC News:
Where JD Vance stands on abortion, based on 6 of his statements

What’s Buzzing:

According to the 2023 PRRI American Values Atlas, the vast majority of Americans (85%) oppose laws that make it illegal for people to seek out in vitro fertilization, or IVF, to have a child; only 13% of Americans favor such laws. There are no differences in the opposition to laws making IVF illegal across Democrats (88%), independents (86%), and Republicans (85%).