As of May 2023, 47 percent of U.S. adults were of the opinion that mifepristone should remain on the market and access should remain the same as it is now. While, 12 percent of U.S. adults thought that mifepristone should remain in the market with restricted access. More than half of all U.S. abortions are medical abortions performed by combining Mifepristone with misoprostol.
Distribution of opinion on access to mifepristone for abortion in the U.S. in 2023, by the level of restriction
Original question: “Do you think mifepristone should remain on the market in the United States or should be taken off the market? IF REMAIN ON THE MARKET: Should access to mifepristone remain the same as it is now, or be more restricted than it is now?”
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Washington Post. (May 5, 2023). Distribution of opinion on access to mifepristone for abortion in the U.S. in 2023, by the level of restriction [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453379/opinion-on-access-to-abortion-pill-in-the-us/
Washington Post. "Distribution of opinion on access to mifepristone for abortion in the U.S. in 2023, by the level of restriction." Chart. May 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453379/opinion-on-access-to-abortion-pill-in-the-us/
Washington Post. (2023). Distribution of opinion on access to mifepristone for abortion in the U.S. in 2023, by the level of restriction. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453379/opinion-on-access-to-abortion-pill-in-the-us/
Washington Post. "Distribution of Opinion on Access to Mifepristone for Abortion in The U.S. in 2023, by The Level of Restriction." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453379/opinion-on-access-to-abortion-pill-in-the-us/
Washington Post, Distribution of opinion on access to mifepristone for abortion in the U.S. in 2023, by the level of restriction Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453379/opinion-on-access-to-abortion-pill-in-the-us/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Distribution of opinion on access to mifepristone for abortion in the U.S. in 2023, by the level of restriction [Graph], Washington Post, May 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453379/opinion-on-access-to-abortion-pill-in-the-us/
