New Poll: More Americans are Pro-Life, Think Abortion is ‘Morally Wrong’

by Nicole Hunt | June 20, 2025 | Life

Exciting new Gallup polling shows Americans are becoming more pro-life, support restrictions on abortion and increasingly think abortion is “morally wrong,” compared to previous polls.

The pro-life community should be encouraged that our cultural needle is moving towards a more life-affirming worldview.

Here are three important takeaways from Gallup’s new poll.

1. More People Identify as “Pro-Life” — Especially Young People and Men

Since 2024, the percentage of people identifying as “pro-life” grew from 41% to 43%, while those identify as pro-choice dropped by 3%.

The pro-life gain is just two points, but we will celebrate every single percentage point we get because that’s how culture changes!

What’s especially interesting about these numbers is the pro-life gains among young people and men.

Let’s start with the youth.

Between 2022 and 2025, according to polling data, the number of young people between the ages of 18-29 who thought abortion should be legal under any circumstances fell from 53% to 34% — a whooping 19%!

In the same timeframe, the percentage of young adults (18-34) who identified as “pro-life” grew from 26% to 37% — a gain of 11%.

Since 2022, the percentage of men identifying as pro-choice dropped from 48% to 41%.

This year 32% of women identified as pro-life, while 54% of men identified as pro-life — a shocking 22% gap.

Trends demonstrate a cultural shift away from identifying as “pro-choice” towards identifying as “pro-life.”

2. More People Think Abortion is “Morally Wrong”

The percentage of people who thought abortion was “morally wrong” increased from 37% last year to 40% this year!

Not only has the “morally wrong” position increased, but the idea that abortion is morally acceptable has also decreased since last year.

The percentage of women who think abortion is morally acceptable dropped 3%, from 60% to 57%, while the percentage of men who think abortion is morally acceptable dropped 7% points, from 47% to 40%.

The data clearly demonstrates that moral acceptance of abortion is declining and moral rejection for abortion is rising.

3. More People Support Restrictions on Abortion

    Since 2024, the percentage of people who support restrictions on abortion grew from 62% to 68%.

    Even when support for abortion was high following the Dobbs case that overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, unlimited abortion access has always been a minority view.

    The data clearly supports the conclusion that public opinion in the United States supports restrictions on abortion.

    The moral arc is tilting pro-life.

    These indicators of a cultural shift towards more life-affirming beliefs are welcome news to the pro-life community who has been working faithfully to make abortion unthinkable.

    There is still much work to do, but the pro-life community should celebrate these wins, thank God for His faithfulness, and continue the important work of serving and loving women, their babies and their families.