Poll finds 63 percent of Americans agree with Roe v. Wade

By Robert King

Published July 2, 2018 7:07pm ET

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Poll finds 63 percent of Americans agree with Roe v. Wade — A pro-cabortion rights supporter holds up a sign that reads "My Body. My Choice" during a rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington, as the Supreme Court hears arguments in a free speech fight over California's attempt to regulate anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers. | (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Americans, by a 2-to-1 margin, agree with Roe v. Wade, the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that made abortion legal throughout the United States, according to a new poll.

The poll released Monday from Quinnipiac University comes as President Trump is mulling a nominee to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy, who had been a fifth vote to uphold the decision.

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