Americans Dismayed at the End of Abortion Rights

A new Washington Post/Schar School poll finds 65% of Americans say the end of Roe v. Wade represents a “major loss of rights” for women.

Fully 58% of the country supports a federal law establishing the right to an abortion before a fetus can survive outside the womb, the standard the Supreme Court enshrined for nearly 50 years and overturned last month.

And almost a third of Americans say abortion will be one of the “single most important” issues shaping their midterm vote. That’s less than the 39% calling rising prices a top issue but higher than the 23% citing crime and 20% citing immigration.