The Texas Politics Project

Availability of Abortion (February 2014)
  • Overall
    Effectiveness
  • by Party
    Identification
  • by Ideology
  • by Tea Party
    Identification
  • by Race
  • by Martial Status
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Respondents were asked, "What is your opinion on the availability of abortion?"

  • By law, abortion should never be permitted.
  • The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger.
  • The law should permit abortion for reasons other than rape, incest, or danger to the woman's life, but only after the need for the abortion has been clearly established.
  • By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice.
  • Don’t know

Tea Party idenfication is based on the following question, also asked in the survey: "Suppose the Tea Party movement organized itself as a political party. When thinking about the next election for Congress, would you vote for the Republican candidate from your district, the Democratic candidate from your district, or the Tea Party candidate from your district?" Those who responded "Democratic candiate" are considered Democrats, those who responded "Republican candidate" are considered Republicans (non-Tea Party movement), and those who responded "Tea Party candidate" are considered Tea Party Republicans.

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