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Survey questions about the legality of abortion often
draw different responses depending on how questions are worded. This is
generally a sign of conflicted feelings on the part of the public. The
abortion issue features a number of conflicted and seemingly
inconsistent findings. For example, large majorities favor laws to
restrict abortions, but nearly two-thirds say the government should not
interfere with a woman's access to abortion. And, while most Americans
are opposed to overturning the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade

Survey questions about the legality of abortion often draw different responses depending on how questions are worded. This is generally a sign of conflicted feelings on the part of the public. The abortion issue features a number of conflicted and seemingly inconsistent findings. For example, large majorities favor laws to restrict abortions, but nearly two-thirds say the government should not interfere with a woman's access to abortion. And, while most Americans are opposed to overturning the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion during the first three months of pregnancy, many are unsure whether the decision goes too far in making abortion legal.

  • Americans are divided in their views on abortion
  • Large majorities favor proposed laws to restrict abortions
  • Majorities say abortion should be legal in some, but not all, circumstances
  • Most Americans say that Roe v. Wade should not be overturned, but are divided over whether the U.S. Supreme Court's ....
  • Nearly two-thirds say the government should not interfere with a woman's access to abortion
Tags:  abortion, government, legal, pregnancy, Roe v. Wade