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Majority Don't Want Roe v. Wade Overturned

With a new conservative Supreme Court justice likely to be seated, only 17 percent say they want the landmark Supreme Court abortion ruling overturned, a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds.
Protesters spread their dueling messages at a March for Life rally in 2016. Only 17 percent of Americans say they want the landmark <em>Roe v. Wade</em> ruling overturned, a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds.

Three-quarters of Americans think the Supreme Court should not overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling that made abortion legal nationwide, a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds.

But that result includes a degree of nuance.

Just 17 percent say they support overturning outright. Another 24 percent say they kept in place, but they want to see more restrictions on abortion.

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