Argentina: reasons for abortion legalization 2021

In November 2021, a little over half of respondents interviewed in Argentina agreed with the legalization of abortion in any case because they believed it was a woman's choice. Almost 53 percent of the people surveyed identified with this statement. Another 41.7 percent stated abortion should be prohibited because life begins at the moment of conception. When asked about abortion decriminalization in Argentina, most respondents in another survey disagreed with this possibility.

Reasons for or against abortion legalization according to public opinion in Argentina in November 2021

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Abortion should be legal in any case, because women have the right to decide	52.8%
Abortion should be prohibited because life begins at conception	41.7%
Do not know/answer	5.6%

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Release date

March 2021

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Region

Argentina

Survey time period

February 8 to March 2, 2021

Number of respondents

2,701 respondents

Age group

16 years and older

Method of interview

Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)

Supplementary notes

The original question posed during the survey was: "A continuación, le voy a leer pares de frases para que por favor me diga con cuál de ellas está más de acuerdo: El aborto debería ser legal en cualquier caso, porque las mujeres tienen derecho a decidir; El aborto debería estar prohibido porque la vida comienza en la concepción."
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