Wed Jun 8, 2022 – 8:29 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) — Yet another poll has found that a clear majority of registered voters want the U.S. Supreme Court to cut back the provisions of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that established a “right to abortion” throughout all 50 states.
According to a recent Harvard/Harris poll conducted May 18-19 among 1,963 registered voters, 35% of respondents favored repealing Roe entirely and 19% said they wanted to reduce the timeframe of legal abortion to 15 weeks’ gestation.
Thirty-eight percent said they wanted Roe to remain without being modified, though just 8% wanted abortion to be legal for the full 36 weeks of pregnancy.
Harvard/Harris poll offers very encouraging results on abortion questions – NRL News Today: https://t.co/ZSC30x3qb7 via @nrlc
— NebraskaRighttoLife (@NERightToLife) June 7, 2022
A staggering 39% of respondents said they believe an unborn baby is viable at six weeks, a view that aligns with the Texas Heartbeat Act, which bans abortions after about six weeks’ gestation.
Forty-three percent of respondents said they thought abortion should only be legal in cases of rape or incest.
While a slim majority supported upholding Roe v. Wade, nearly half (49%)
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