The general favorability toward the legalization of abortion stands in Italy at around 70 percent. This share includes respondents who believed that abortion should be permitted in either all or some cases. About 38 percent of Italians thought that abortion should be permitted in all cases.
Favorability toward legalization of abortion in Italy as of 2023
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Legal in all cases
38%
Legal in most cases
32%
Illegal in most cases
11%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Do not know/Prefer not to say
13%
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• Legal in all cases
38%
• Legal in most cases
32%
• Illegal in most cases
11%
• Illegal in all cases
7%
• Do not know/Prefer not to say 13%
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Ipsos. (August 22, 2023). Favorability toward legalization of abortion in Italy as of 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 19, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264617/favorability-toward-legalization-of-abortion-in-italy/
Ipsos. "Favorability toward legalization of abortion in Italy as of 2023." Chart. August 22, 2023. Statista. Accessed February 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264617/favorability-toward-legalization-of-abortion-in-italy/
Ipsos. (2023). Favorability toward legalization of abortion in Italy as of 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264617/favorability-toward-legalization-of-abortion-in-italy/
Ipsos. "Favorability toward Legalization of Abortion in Italy as of 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264617/favorability-toward-legalization-of-abortion-in-italy/
Ipsos, Favorability toward legalization of abortion in Italy as of 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264617/favorability-toward-legalization-of-abortion-in-italy/ (last visited February 19, 2025)
Favorability toward legalization of abortion in Italy as of 2023 [Graph], Ipsos, August 22, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264617/favorability-toward-legalization-of-abortion-in-italy/
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