Americans Remain 'Remarkably Split' on Abortion

As Abortion Debate Resurfaces, Americans Remain 'Remarkably Split' : Shots - Health Blog : NPR: Fifty-two percent of respondents in an NPR/Reuters poll said abortion should remain legal in all or most cases. That leaves almost as many people — 48 percent — who said abortion should be against the law in all or most cases.

Do people feel that abortion is wrong? A majority — 59 percent — answered yes. Forty-one percent said no. As income and the level of education rose among respondents, the likelihood that someone would say abortion was wrong decreased.

Should laws about abortion in this country be changed? Some 36 percent of those polled said things should stay as they are, and 18 percent said restrictions should be eased. Forty-six percent said the laws should be stricter.

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