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Source: Mark Murray, NBC News Senior Political Editor
As the 40th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision takes place on Tuesday, a majority of Americans for the first time believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.
Whats more, seven in 10 respondents oppose Roe v. Wade from being overturned, which is the highest percentage on this question since 1989.
These are profound changes, says Republican pollster Bill McInturff, who conducted this survey with Democratic pollster Peter D. Hart and his colleagues.
McInturff adds that the abortion-related events and rhetoric over the past year which included controversial remarks on abortion and rape by two Republican Senate candidates, as well as a highly charged debate over contraception helped shaped these changing poll numbers.
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