Trends in Abortion Attitudes: From Roe to Dobbs
Barbara Norrander, Clyde Wilcox
Abstract
Abstract American public opinion on abortion has been investigated a multitude of times since the Supreme Court’s 1973 ruling in Roe v. Wade. In this trends article, we review public attitudes in five areas: (1) support or opposition to Roe v. Wade, (2) basic attitudes toward abortion, (3) attitudes toward abortion under different conditions, (4) attachments to the pro-choice versus pro-life labels, and (5) abortion attitudes in the 50 states. Initial public reaction to the 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision overturning Roe is also covered.
Topics & Concepts
AbortionPublic opinionOpposition (politics)Supreme courtMultitudePolitical scienceLawPublic lifePsychologySocial psychologyPoliticsPregnancyBiologyGeneticsReproductive Health and ContraceptionAmerican Constitutional Law and PoliticsReproductive Health and Technologies