Barely a month after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade's federal guarantee of access to abortion, two-thirds of Americans said they disapprove of the court's decision and 6 in 10 said they want their states to make abortion legal, a new poll finds.
Yet despite that interest, abortion is not top of mind for many voters, the poll released Aug. 2 by KFF found. Three-quarters of registered voters said inflation and gas prices were their top concerns when considering decisions in the upcoming midterm elections. Abortion access was a key priority for 55% of voters, about the same as health care costs and gun violence. That was up from the 46% recorded by a KFF poll in February, after the Supreme Court had heard arguments in the case.
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