Support for abortion ‘for any reason’ is near record high, poll finds
November 22, 2023
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CWN Editor's Note: 55% of registered voters believe that abortion should be legally available “for any reason,” according to a poll conducted by The Wall Street Journal and NORC (the National Opinion Research Center) at the University of Chicago. In 1977, 37% supported abortion for any reason.
According to the survey, over 75% of Americans support legalized abortion when the unborn child has a serious disability; nearly 90% support it when the child was conceived through rape or incest, or when the mother’s health is endangered. These numbers have remained roughly steady since 1977.
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Posted by: grateful1 -
Nov. 29, 2023 8:34 PM ET USA
The summary would have been more helpful had it stated whether the "for any reason" position was the same even for late-term pregnancy. (The WSJ article to which the summary links is behind a paywall.)
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Posted by: Randal Mandock -
Nov. 22, 2023 8:59 AM ET USA
A pox on the United States.
