Little recent change in support for legal abortion, but partisan gap is wider than it was a decade ago

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May 5, 2022

Wide partisan gaps in abortion attitudes, but opinions in both parties are complicated

Little recent change in support for legal abortion, but partisan gap is wider than it was a decade ago

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Little recent change in support for legal abortion, but partisan gap is wider than it was a decade ago

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Wide partisan gaps in abortion attitudes, but opinions in both parties are complicated
Little recent change in support for legal abortion, but partisan gap is wider than it was a decade ago
Nearly two-thirds of Republicans and about half of Democrats say length of pregnancy should matter in determining whether abortion should be legal
Majorities in both parties say abortion should be legal when a woman’s life or health is threatened
Republicans nearly twice as likely as Democrats to say women who have abortions in situations where it is illegal should face penalties
Democrats twice as likely as Republicans to say that the decision about whether to have an abortion belongs ‘solely to pregnant woman’
Nearly half of Republicans under 30 say abortion should be legal in all or most cases
Women in both parties are more likely than men to say they have thought ‘a lot’ about abortion

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Wide partisan gaps in abortion attitudes, but opinions in both parties are complicated

Little recent change in support for legal abortion, but partisan gap is wider than it was a decade ago

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