Gallup survey shows support for abortion in US remains strong

Nearly three-quarters of Americans say abortion should generally be legal in first trimester, a record high

A new Gallup survey has found American support of legal abortion access has remained strong, and in some cases increased, since the US supreme court ruled to overturn the landmark Roe v Wade decision that previously protected federal abortion rights.

The results come even as tens of millions of American women have lost easy access to abortion across larges swathes of America over the past 12 months.