How much time should a woman have to obtain a legal abortion: The woman became pregnant as a result of incest (August 2022)

How much time should a woman have to obtain a legal abortion: The woman became pregnant as a result of incest (August 2022)

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categoryTotal
Never12%
Within the first 6 weeks of pregnancy20%
Within 12 weeks14%
Within 24 weeks8%
Within 36 weeks3%
At any time during the pregnancy32%
Don't know10%

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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Never4%12%17%
Within the first 6 weeks of pregnancy10%22%29%
Within 12 weeks9%15%18%
Within 24 weeks10%4%8%
Within 36 weeks4%5%2%
At any time during the pregnancy56%20%16%
Don't know7%21%10%

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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Never4%8%2%
Within the first 6 weeks of pregnancy3%16%12%
Within 12 weeks11%9%9%
Within 24 weeks9%7%11%
Within 36 weeks3%5%4%
At any time during the pregnancy68%44%56%
Don't know2%11%7%

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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Never10%10%25%
Within the first 6 weeks of pregnancy30%25%31%
Within 12 weeks27%15%14%
Within 24 weeks9%12%5%
Within 36 weeks2%4%2%
At any time during the pregnancy12%30%11%
Don't know10%5%12%

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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Never2%10%20%
Within the first 6 weeks of pregnancy12%16%28%
Within 12 weeks6%15%18%
Within 24 weeks9%10%6%
Within 36 weeks5%4%2%
At any time during the pregnancy61%28%16%
Don't know4%17%10%

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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Never2%4%0%
Within the first 6 weeks of pregnancy6%16%12%
Within 12 weeks6%8%3%
Within 24 weeks10%10%8%
Within 36 weeks5%5%5%
At any time during the pregnancy59%56%69%
Don't know11%1%3%

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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Never8%19%32%
Within the first 6 weeks of pregnancy17%31%32%
Within 12 weeks24%19%13%
Within 24 weeks7%6%4%
Within 36 weeks4%1%1%
At any time during the pregnancy29%14%8%
Don't know12%10%9%

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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Never13%10%11%
Within the first 6 weeks of pregnancy21%17%18%
Within 12 weeks17%11%9%
Within 24 weeks9%9%6%
Within 36 weeks3%0%4%
At any time during the pregnancy29%44%36%
Don't know8%10%15%

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CategoryMaleFemale
Never12%13%
Within the first 6 weeks of pregnancy22%18%
Within 12 weeks12%16%
Within 24 weeks7%9%
Within 36 weeks4%3%
At any time during the pregnancy33%32%
Don't know12%9%

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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Never12%9%22%
Within the first 6 weeks of pregnancy19%21%21%
Within 12 weeks11%16%14%
Within 24 weeks8%8%7%
Within 36 weeks5%3%3%
At any time during the pregnancy38%32%25%
Don't know9%11%9%

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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Never14%15%10%10%
Within the first 6 weeks of pregnancy11%14%23%28%
Within 12 weeks4%15%17%16%
Within 24 weeks10%7%8%8%
Within 36 weeks5%3%3%3%
At any time during the pregnancy43%34%29%28%
Don't know13%11%10%7%

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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Never2%13%12%17%13%6%
Within the first 6 weeks of pregnancy22%27%15%23%17%15%
Within 12 weeks5%10%12%12%16%25%
Within 24 weeks9%4%8%11%8%13%
Within 36 weeks4%1%4%3%4%5%
At any time during the pregnancy43%26%37%29%36%34%
Don't know13%18%12%5%6%4%

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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Never24%6%5%1%
Within the first 6 weeks of pregnancy27%24%8%9%
Within 12 weeks14%17%18%6%
Within 24 weeks5%9%10%10%
Within 36 weeks2%4%3%4%
At any time during the pregnancy16%27%45%63%
Don't know11%12%10%6%

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CategoryThe Bible is the actual word of God and is to be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is the word of God but not everything in it should be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is a book written by men and is not the word of God.Don't know.
Never26%10%3%5%
Within the first 6 weeks of pregnancy26%23%8%21%
Within 12 weeks14%18%9%11%
Within 24 weeks4%10%11%4%
Within 36 weeks2%4%5%0%
At any time during the pregnancy14%27%62%32%
Don't know14%9%3%28%

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