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New Polls Suggest, Majority of Americans Support, Roe v. Wade .According to a recent set of polls, less than one-third of Americans want to see Roe v. Wade overturned.CNN reports that key elements of Texas' restrictive new abortion law also garnered relatively little support in the polls.CNN reports that key elements of Texas' restrictive new abortion law also garnered relatively little support in the polls.In a Marquette Law School survey released September 22, only 20% of 1,411 U.S. adults surveyed favored overturning Roe v. Wade, with 50% opposed to doing so.In a Marquette Law School survey released September 22, only 20% of 1,411 U.S. adults surveyed favored overturning Roe v. Wade, with 50% opposed to doing so.In a Monmouth University poll, 62% of 802 U.S. adults said the Supreme Court should uphold the ruling, while 31% said they want to revise it. .In a Monmouth University poll, 62% of 802 U.S. adults said the Supreme Court should uphold the ruling, while 31% said they want to revise it. .In a Quinnipiac University survey, 67% of 1,210 U.S. adults said that they generally agree with the 1973 Supreme Court decision.In a Quinnipiac University survey, 67% of 1,210 U.S. adults said that they generally agree with the 1973 Supreme Court decision.In recent years, many GOP-led states have increasingly passed new laws that restrict access to abortion.In recent years, many GOP-led states have increasingly passed new laws that restrict access to abortion.Marquette's poll suggests 45% of U.S. adults feel the Supreme Court has reduced, rather than expanded, the rights of people seeking abortions over the past 15 years.Marquette's poll suggests 45% of U.S. adults feel the Supreme Court has reduced, rather than expanded, the rights of people seeking abortions over the past 15 years.According to CNN, how Americans describe their views on abortion in a poll can vary significantly depending on the details of the questions they're asked.According to CNN, how Americans describe their views on abortion in a poll can vary significantly depending on the details of the questions they're asked.Many people have complicated or nuanced views about how to handle the highly-contested issue.In the Monmouth and Quinnipiac surveys, about half of the public said they felt abortion laws should fall somewhere between, "always legal" and "always illegal."