New Abortion Poll Shows America is Becoming More Pro-Life

Today, Gallup released the results of its annual poll on sanctity of life issues. Pollsters surveyed over 1,000 adults in May. Overall, the results show that there has been a considerable amount of stability in public attitudes toward abortion.

The poll found that 42 percent of respondents identify as “pro-life.” That is a one percentage point decrease from last year’s poll. The poll also found that a plurality of Americans, 49 percent, believe that abortion should be either “illegal in all circumstances” or “legal in only a few circumstances.” This represents a one percentage point increase from the previous year.

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The most important takeaway for pro-lifers is that today’s Gallup poll adds to a growing body of survey data that finds that pro-life sentiment has increased since the Dobbs leak. Since May 2022, according to Gallup, the percentage of people who identify as “pro-life” and the percentage of people who find abortion “morally wrong” have both increased by three percentage points.

Additionally, the percentage who believe that abortion should be either “illegal in all circumstances” or “legal in only a few circumstances,” has increased by four percentage points. Furthermore, polls conducted by Pew, Associated Press/NORC, and the Public Religion Research Institute also show gains in pro-life sentiment since Dobbs.

Overall, during the past few years, supporters of legal abortion and their allies in the mainstream media have worked overtime to argue that Dobbs caused a surge in public support for legal abortion. It is true that some polls did show modest gains in “pro-choice” sentiment after the Dobbs leak. However, it should be noted that not one pro-life incumbent has lost a statewide election since Dobbs. This includes governors who signed strong pro-life laws. More important, this poll adds to a body of survey data that pro-life sentiment has rebounded in the past four year. Pro-lifers certainly have our work cut out for us, but we need not despair.