As of January 2020, around 69 percent of respondents in Argentina strongly agreed that abortion should be legal if the pregnancy is a result of rape. Additionally, 43 percent of respondents strongly or somewhat agreed with abortion if that was the woman's decision.
Cases in which abortion should be legal according to public opinion in Argentina as of January 2020
Characteristic
Strongly agree
Somewhat agree
Somewhat disagree
Strongly disagree
If the woman's health is at risk
63%
19%
5%
8%
If the pregnancy is a result of rape
69%
13%
5%
10%
If the fetus suffers from a malformation or genetic defects
The original question posed during the survey was: "Nos gustaría conocer su opinión sobre el tema del aborto ¿Podría decirme su grado de acuerdo o desacuerdo respecto a las diferentes alternativas que le planteamos a continuación?"
The figures shown in this statistic exclude the share of respondents who answered "I don't know".
The wording chosen for this statistic may slightly differ from the original.
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Universidad de San Andrés (Argentina). (February 27, 2020). Cases in which abortion should be legal according to public opinion in Argentina as of January 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/818654/argentina-public-opinion-abortion-reasons/
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Universidad de San Andrés (Argentina). (2020). Cases in which abortion should be legal according to public opinion in Argentina as of January 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/818654/argentina-public-opinion-abortion-reasons/
Universidad de San Andrés (Argentina). "Cases in Which Abortion Should Be Legal According to Public Opinion in Argentina as of January 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/818654/argentina-public-opinion-abortion-reasons/
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Cases in which abortion should be legal according to public opinion in Argentina as of January 2020 [Graph], Universidad de San Andrés (Argentina), February 27, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/818654/argentina-public-opinion-abortion-reasons/
