Public opinion on the conditions for an abortion

This statistic presents the conditions of interruption of a pregnancy best suited to our times according to a survey made in France in 2014. As a result, nearly 20 percent of respondents indicated that they would only allow the termination of a pregnancy in limited and specific cases.

What are the conditions for voluntary termination of pregnancy (abortion) that you think are the most appropriate in our time?*

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Authorize abortion when the material or moral conditions of the woman do not allow her to have a child	75%
Only allow termination of pregnancy in certain limited and specific cases	19%
Allow termination of pregnancy only when woman's life is in danger	6%
Is not pronounced	3%

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Release date

February 2014

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Region

France

Survey time period

February 5-7, 2014

Number of respondents

1,016 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Computer-assisted web interviews (CAWI)

Supplementary notes

* The question was phrased by the source as follows: "Entre ces différentes situations, quelle est celle qui vous paraît la mieux adaptée à notre époque ?"
The proposed answers were phrased by the source as follows:
"Autoriser l’interruption de grossesse effectuée par un médecin lorsque la femme le demande parce qu’elle estime que ses conditions matérielles ou morales d’existence ne lui permettent pas d’avoir un enfant"
"N’autoriser l’interruption de grossesse que dans certains cas limités et précis"
"N’autoriser l’interruption de grossesse que dans un seul cas, lorsque la vie de la femme est en danger"
"Ne se prononcent pas"

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