Availability of Abortion (February 2014)
category | column-1 |
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By law, abortion should never be permitted. | 13% |
The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger. | 29% |
The law should permit abortion for reasons other than rape, incest, or danger to the woman's life, but only after the ne | 17% |
By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice. | 37% |
Don't know | 5% |
category | Democrat | Independent | Republican |
---|---|---|---|
By law, abortion should never be permitted. | 8% | 8% | 20% |
The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger. | 18% | 34% | 36% |
The law should permit abortion for reasons other than rape, incest, or danger to the woman's life, but only after the ne | 12% | 11% | 22% |
By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice. | 59% | 42% | 18% |
Don't know | 4% | 6% | 4% |
category | Lean Republican | Not very strong Republican | Strong Republican |
---|---|---|---|
By law, abortion should never be permitted. | 12% | 13% | 29% |
The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger. | 38% | 33% | 37% |
The law should permit abortion for reasons other than rape, incest, or danger to the woman's life, but only after the ne | 27% | 23% | 19% |
By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice. | 20% | 28% | 10% |
Don't know | 2% | 3% | 5% |
category | Lean Democrat | Not very strong Democrat | Strong Democrat |
---|---|---|---|
By law, abortion should never be permitted. | 6% | 8% | 8% |
The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger. | 10% | 24% | 18% |
The law should permit abortion for reasons other than rape, incest, or danger to the woman's life, but only after the ne | 10% | 19% | 9% |
By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice. | 72% | 41% | 60% |
Don't know | 2% | 8% | 4% |
category | Liberals | Moderates | Conservatives |
---|---|---|---|
By law, abortion should never be permitted. | 4% | 11% | 19% |
The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger. | 10% | 23% | 41% |
The law should permit abortion for reasons other than rape, incest, or danger to the woman's life, but only after the ne | 10% | 16% | 20% |
By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice. | 74% | 43% | 16% |
Don't know | 3% | 7% | 4% |
category | Leaning conservative | Somewhat conservative | Extremely conservative |
---|---|---|---|
By law, abortion should never be permitted. | 10% | 13% | 45% |
The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger. | 43% | 45% | 31% |
The law should permit abortion for reasons other than rape, incest, or danger to the woman's life, but only after the ne | 20% | 25% | 11% |
By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice. | 24% | 15% | 6% |
Don't know | 4% | 2% | 8% |
category | Leaning liberal | Somewhat liberal | Extremely liberal |
---|---|---|---|
By law, abortion should never be permitted. | 8% | 0% | 1% |
The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger. | 12% | 6% | 11% |
The law should permit abortion for reasons other than rape, incest, or danger to the woman's life, but only after the ne | 11% | 9% | 8% |
By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice. | 67% | 82% | 75% |
Don't know | 3% | 2% | 5% |
category | Democrat | Republican | Tea Party |
---|---|---|---|
By law, abortion should never be permitted. | 6% | 27% | 17% |
The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger. | 15% | 37% | 38% |
The law should permit abortion for reasons other than rape, incest, or danger to the woman's life, but only after the ne | 13% | 13% | 23% |
By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice. | 61% | 20% | 18% |
Don't know | 4% | 2% | 4% |
category | White | Black | Hispanic |
---|---|---|---|
By law, abortion should never be permitted. | 14% | 9% | 12% |
The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger. | 29% | 22% | 34% |
The law should permit abortion for reasons other than rape, incest, or danger to the woman's life, but only after the ne | 17% | 13% | 17% |
By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice. | 36% | 48% | 31% |
Don't know | 4% | 8% | 6% |
category | Male | Female |
---|---|---|
By law, abortion should never be permitted. | 10% | 16% |
The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger. | 32% | 26% |
The law should permit abortion for reasons other than rape, incest, or danger to the woman's life, but only after the ne | 22% | 12% |
By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice. | 33% | 40% |
Don't know | 4% | 6% |
category | Married | Separated | Divorced | Widowed | Single | Domestic Partnership |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
By law, abortion should never be permitted. | 14% | 18% | 9% | 22% | 13% | 9% |
The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger. | 33% | 26% | 30% | 14% | 26% | 16% |
The law should permit abortion for reasons other than rape, incest, or danger to the woman's life, but only after the ne | 18% | 11% | 17% | 20% | 14% | 15% |
By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice. | 32% | 40% | 41% | 24% | 41% | 61% |
Don't know | 4% | 6% | 2% | 20% | 6% | 1% |
category | Urban | Suburban | Rural |
---|---|---|---|
By law, abortion should never be permitted. | 12% | 13% | 16% |
The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger. | 31% | 27% | 30% |
The law should permit abortion for reasons other than rape, incest, or danger to the woman's life, but only after the ne | 11% | 17% | 23% |
By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice. | 42% | 38% | 28% |
Don't know | 5% | 5% | 4% |