Abortion

U.S. Abortion Attitudes Closely Divided

Forty-seven percent of Americans identify as “pro-life,” 46% as “pro-choice”

August 4, 2009
A mid-July USA Today/Gallup poll finds 47% of Americans calling themselves “pro-life” and 46% “pro-choice.” While the “pro-life” percentage has declined some compared to Gallup findings from May, both 2009 readings find more Americans labeling themselves “pro-life” than has been true in recent years.More ...

Republicans Move to the Right on Several Moral Issues

No change in Democrats’ attitudes about what is morally acceptable

May 20, 2009
Americans’ views about the moral acceptability of 15 different social issues and policies haven’t changed dramatically over the past year. However, Republicans have grown less supportive of embryonic stem-cell research, divorce, and gambling -- pushing the overall figures slightly to the right, politically.More ...

More Americans “Pro-Life” Than “Pro-Choice” for First Time

Also, fewer think abortion should be legal “under any circumstances”

May 15, 2009
More Americans describe themselves as “pro-life” on abortion (51%) than “pro-choice” (42%) for the first time since Gallup began asking the question in 1995. Gallup also finds a shift to the right in terms of the circumstances in which Americans think abortion should be legal.More ...
Shift in Pro-Choice, Pro-Life Balance in U.S.

Shift in Pro-Choice, Pro-Life Balance in U.S.

May 15, 2009
A majority (51%) of Americans currently say they consider themselves to be pro-life (up from 44% last year) and 42% say they are pro-choice (down from 50% last year).

Catholics Similar to Mainstream on Abortion, Stem Cells

Catholics actually more liberal on some issues

March 30, 2009
American Catholics are no less likely than non-Catholics to find abortion and embryonic stem-cell research morally acceptable. While regular churchgoing Catholics are more conservative than other Catholics on these issues, they are no more conservative than regular churchgoers of other faiths.More ...

Will the Abortion Issue Help or Hurt McCain?

Women divide 50% pro-choice, 43% pro-life

September 3, 2008
While a slightly greater share of American women consider themselves “pro-choice” (50%) than “pro-life” (43%), few say the issue is critical to their vote.More ...

Abortion Issue Laying Low in 2008 Campaign

Few Americans say candidates’ abortion views are critical to their vote

May 22, 2008
Just 13% of Americans say they will vote only for candidates for major offices who share their views on abortion. In a departure from recent elections, pro-life Americans are not substantially more likely than pro-choice persons to say the issue will be key for them.More ...
Americans' Views on Abortion Remain Static

Americans' Views on Abortion Remain Static

May 22, 2008
A majority of Americans (54%) say that abortion should be legal only under certain circumstances, a number that has barely budged over the past few years.
What's Morally Acceptable in 2008?

What's Morally Acceptable in 2008?

May 19, 2008
Gallup reports Americans' views on the moral permissibility of certain acts, including abortion, adultery, and homosexual relations.
Gallup Glance Around the Globe

Gallup Glance Around the Globe

April 29, 2008
Data-driven insights into Americans' tax rebates, a proposed oil pipeline from Iran to India, rising food prices in the U.S., and the aborting of female fetuses in India.
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