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An Update on Abortion in America

June 22, 2018 by Walker

Gallup has a series of posts on Americans’ attitudes toward abortion. Here are a few highlights:

Line graph: Americans -- pro-choice or pro-life? 2018: 48% pro-choice, 48% pro-life. Highs of 56% pro-choice (1995), 51% pro-life (2009).

Line graph: Under what circumstances should abortions be legal? 2018: Under any (29%), under certain (50%), illegal in all (18%).

Line graph: Is abortion morally acceptable or morally wrong? 2018: 43% acceptable, 48% wrong; highs: 56% wrong (‘09), 45% acceptable (‘15).

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Line graph: Should abortion be legal during the three trimesters? 2018: 60% yes, legal (first trimester); 28% (second); 13% (third).

Bar graph: Support for abortion depends on situation, by trimester, 2018. Top %: 83% say it should be legal when woman's life is endangered.

 

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