The poll, which was released on Sunday, found that 84 percent of Democrats said abortion should be legal, while just 33 percent of Republicans agreed.
Support for abortion-rights in the U.S. has hit a record high since a poll from NBC News first began surveying the issue in 2003. The poll, which was released on Sunday, was conducted after a recently leaked draft opinion from the Supreme Court stated that a majority of justices are prepared to overturn Roe v. Wade, a landmark case that has protected federal abortion-rights since 1973. The latest survey found that 63 percent of Americans oppose abolishing the legislation. In total, the poll found that 60 percent of those surveyed believe abortion should be a legally protected right. Of those, 37 percent said it should always be legal, while 23 percent said it should be legal most of the time. However, 32 percent said abortion should be illegal with exceptions while 5 percent said it should have no exceptions. Those figures represent the highest level of support for abortion-rights in the U.
