Poll shows most Americans support legal limits to abortion

Pro-life groups celebrate the 53rd annual March for Life event in the wake of a Knights of Columbus-Marist Poll showing that most Americans support legal limits on abortion.

Director of the Marist Poll Dr. Barbara L. Carvalho told The Center Square: “Despite the publicly heated debates about abortion, there remains a consensus of opinion on this issue among Americans.”

“Americans believe abortion should be limited yet include exceptions for rape, incest, or to save the life of the mother,” Carvalho said.

According to the newly released poll, 67% of Americans “support placing legal limits on abortion.”

Carvalho told The Center Square that “despite the changes in practice that have occurred since the Supreme Court’s landmark Dobbs decision, public opinion has remained consistent.”

The Knights of Columbus Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly told The Center Square that “the Knights of Columbus-Marist Poll continues to show that a majority of Americans s...