Poll Shows Majority Oppose Supreme Court’s Attack on Fundamental Rights

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overrule Roe v. Wade has left the majority of Americans opposing the ruling and fearing what the high court will do next. 56% percent of respondents in an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll taken after Friday's ruling said they disagreed with the court's decision, including 45% who said they strongly disagreed with it.

April 1, 2023 | Source: Common Dreams | by Julia Conley

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overrule Roe v. Wade and strip away abortion rights for millions of women has left the majority of Americans opposing the ruling and fearing what the high court will do next.

Fifty-six percent of respondents in an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll taken after Friday’s ruling said they disagreed with the court’s decision, including 45% who said they strongly disagreed with it.

Nine out of 10 Democrats and more than half of independent voters said they oppose the ruling, while only 20% of Republicans opposed it.

“What the court did is clearly outside the mainstream of public opinion, and that is reflected again in the NPR poll,” wrote Domenico Montanaro at NPR.

The poll of 941 people, which had a margin of error of +/-4.9 percentage points, found that only 39% of respondents were left feeling confident in the court after the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ruling—a new low for the survey.